xfishtank on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "xfishtank" 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 xfishtank on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xfishtank on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 963744
Name: xfishtank
PackageBaseID: 80169
PackageBase: xfishtank
Version: 2.6-1
Description: Fish swimming across your Root Window
URL: http://jim.rees.org/computers/xfishtank.html
NumVotes: 6
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: bidulock
Submitter: JimRees
FirstSubmitted: 1395369136
LastModified: 1632198419
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xfishtank.tar.gz