xfswm-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 24,2024

1. Install "xfswm-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 xfswm-git on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xfswm-git on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "xfswm-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 xfswm-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 917565
Name: xfswm-git
PackageBaseID: 167543
PackageBase: xfswm-git
Version: r12.0dc53b7-2
Description: An X11 window manager that keeps a single window fullscreen
URL: https://github.com/tomKPZ/x-active-window-indicator
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: tomKPZ
Submitter: tomKPZ
FirstSubmitted: 1622556908
LastModified: 1622991012
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xfswm-git.tar.gz