xfe on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "xfe" 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 xfe on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xfe on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "xfe" 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 xfe's git locally


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


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

ID: 1420237
Name: xfe
PackageBaseID: 128680
PackageBase: xfe
Version: 1.46.1-1
Description: X File Explorer (Xfe) is an MS-Explorer like file manager for X
URL: http://roland65.free.fr/xfe
NumVotes: 27
Popularity: 1.137751
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: meanjollies
Submitter: Barthalion
FirstSubmitted: 1515170602
LastModified: 1709512493
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xfe.tar.gz