xf86-video-vmware-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "xf86-video-vmware-git" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)

$ sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si

b. Install xf86-video-vmware-git on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S xf86-video-vmware-git

* (Optional) Uninstall xf86-video-vmware-git on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns xf86-video-vmware-git

2. Manually Install "xf86-video-vmware-git" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:

$ sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git

b. Clone xf86-video-vmware-git's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/xf86-video-vmware-git.git ~/xf86-video-vmware-git

c. Go to ~/xf86-video-vmware-git folder and install it

$ cd ~/xf86-video-vmware-git $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the xf86-video-vmware-git package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 312045
Name: xf86-video-vmware-git
PackageBaseID: 104975
PackageBase: xf86-video-vmware-git
Version: 13.0.2.r30.g1e443c4-1
Description: X.org vmware video driver. Git version
URL: http://xorg.freedesktop.org/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1651572894
Maintainer: EndlessEden
FirstSubmitted: 1450858824
LastModified: 1465600638
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xf86-video-vmware-git.tar.gz