xidle on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "xidle" 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 xidle on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xidle on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 274032
Name: xidle
PackageBaseID: 107424
PackageBase: xidle
Version: 26052015-1
Description: xidle runs a program on X inactivity
URL: http://www.freshports.org/x11/xidle
NumVotes: 6
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: k0ste
Submitter: k0ste
FirstSubmitted: 1455162668
LastModified: 1455163187
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xidle.tar.gz