xgifwallpaper on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "xgifwallpaper" 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 xgifwallpaper on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                xgifwallpaper
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall xgifwallpaper on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                xgifwallpaper
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "xgifwallpaper" 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 xgifwallpaper's git locally


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


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

ID: 1210196
Name: xgifwallpaper
PackageBaseID: 157333
PackageBase: xgifwallpaper
Version: 0.3.2-7
Description: Use an animated GIF as wallpaper on X11 systems
URL: https://github.com/calculon102/xgifwallpaper
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: calculon102
Submitter: calculon102
FirstSubmitted: 1599085475
LastModified: 1676236611
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xgifwallpaper.tar.gz