xfdesktop-gtk2 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 08,2024

1. Install "xfdesktop-gtk2" 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 xfdesktop-gtk2 on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                xfdesktop-gtk2
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall xfdesktop-gtk2 on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                xfdesktop-gtk2
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "xfdesktop-gtk2" 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 xfdesktop-gtk2's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/xfdesktop-gtk2.git 
            
                        
                ~/xfdesktop-gtk2
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/xfdesktop-gtk2 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/xfdesktop-gtk2
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the xfdesktop-gtk2 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 637563
Name: xfdesktop-gtk2
PackageBaseID: 133628
PackageBase: xfdesktop-gtk2
Version: 4.12.5-1
Description: A desktop manager for Xfce (GTK2 version)
URL: http://www.xfce.org/
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: newbthenewbd
Submitter: newbthenewbd
FirstSubmitted: 1529350360
LastModified: 1565830935
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xfdesktop-gtk2.tar.gz