xfwm4-better-smartplacement on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 22,2024

Deprecated! Installation of this package may no longer be supported.

1. Install "xfwm4-better-smartplacement" 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 xfwm4-better-smartplacement on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                xfwm4-better-smartplacement
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall xfwm4-better-smartplacement on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                xfwm4-better-smartplacement
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "xfwm4-better-smartplacement" 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 xfwm4-better-smartplacement's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/xfwm4-better-smartplacement.git 
            
                        
                ~/xfwm4-better-smartplacement
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/xfwm4-better-smartplacement folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/xfwm4-better-smartplacement
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the xfwm4-better-smartplacement package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 538520
Name: xfwm4-better-smartplacement
PackageBaseID: 68923
PackageBase: xfwm4-better-smartplacement
Version: 4.12.5-1
Description: Xfce window manager w/ better smart placement of new windows
URL: http://www.xfce.org/
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1565620268
Maintainer:
FirstSubmitted: 1365412651
LastModified: 1535301572
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xfwm4-better-smartplacement.tar.gz