xhidecursor on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 08,2025

1. Install "xhidecursor" 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 xhidecursor on Arch using YAY


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


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


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


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

ID: 1307951
Name: xhidecursor
PackageBaseID: 188263
PackageBase: xhidecursor
Version: 0.1.3-1
Description: Hide the cursor on a running X11 server.
URL: https://github.com/homeinfogmbh/xhidecursor
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter: schard
FirstSubmitted: 1669629109
LastModified: 1692777288
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xhidecursor.tar.gz