xfce-polkit-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: September 20,2024

1. Install "xfce-polkit-git" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

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


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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b. Install xfce-polkit-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                xfce-polkit-git
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall xfce-polkit-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                xfce-polkit-git
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "xfce-polkit-git" via AUR

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


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
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b. Clone xfce-polkit-git's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/xfce-polkit-git.git 
            
                        
                ~/xfce-polkit-git
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/xfce-polkit-git folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/xfce-polkit-git
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the xfce-polkit-git package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 738114
Name: xfce-polkit-git
PackageBaseID: 90722
PackageBase: xfce-polkit-git
Version: 0.3.r1.g89bab1e-1
Description: A simple PolicyKit authentication agent for XFCE
URL: https://github.com/ncopa/xfce-polkit
NumVotes: 23
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: freswa
Submitter: eviveiro
FirstSubmitted: 1424676289
LastModified: 1589726215
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xfce-polkit-git.tar.gz