xforms on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 24,2024

1. Install "xforms" 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 xforms on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xforms on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 766565
Name: xforms
PackageBaseID: 30379
PackageBase: xforms
Version: 1.2.5pre1-5
Description: A graphical user interface toolkit for X Window Systems.
URL: http://xforms-toolkit.org/
NumVotes: 11
Popularity: 1.7E-5
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter: haawda
FirstSubmitted: 1253647351
LastModified: 1595013052
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xforms.tar.gz