xfce4-meta on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "xfce4-meta" 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 xfce4-meta on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xfce4-meta on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "xfce4-meta" 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 xfce4-meta's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/xfce4-meta.git 
            
                        
                ~/xfce4-meta
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/xfce4-meta folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/xfce4-meta
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the xfce4-meta package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 666037
Name: xfce4-meta
PackageBaseID: 128395
PackageBase: xfce4-meta
Version: 4.14-1
Description: Meta package for installing the xfce4 group
URL: https://www.archlinux.org/
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0.000525
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: arctize
Submitter: arctize
FirstSubmitted: 1514289325
LastModified: 1573641592
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xfce4-meta.tar.gz