xfce4-screensaver-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 25,2024

1. Install "xfce4-screensaver-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 xfce4-screensaver-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                xfce4-screensaver-git
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall xfce4-screensaver-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                xfce4-screensaver-git
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "xfce4-screensaver-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 xfce4-screensaver-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 735187
Name: xfce4-screensaver-git
PackageBaseID: 144219
PackageBase: xfce4-screensaver-git
Version: 0.1.10+34+g575a042-1
Description: Screensaver for XFCE Desktop (git checkout)
URL: https://docs.xfce.org/apps/screensaver/start
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: twa022
Submitter: twa022
FirstSubmitted: 1565450864
LastModified: 1589312504
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xfce4-screensaver-git.tar.gz