xfce-slimlock on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 23,2024

1. Install "xfce-slimlock" 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-slimlock on Arch using YAY


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


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                xfce-slimlock
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "xfce-slimlock" 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-slimlock's git locally


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


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

ID: 199304
Name: xfce-slimlock
PackageBaseID: 77581
PackageBase: xfce-slimlock
Version: 2-1
Description: Workaround for using slimlock in xfce4 via symlink
URL: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=143805
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: bikx
Submitter: superparabolic
FirstSubmitted: 1389830340
LastModified: 1434590961
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xfce-slimlock.tar.gz