xinit-xsession on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 18,2024

1. Install "xinit-xsession" 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 xinit-xsession on Arch using YAY


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


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


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


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

ID: 1222312
Name: xinit-xsession
PackageBaseID: 101986
PackageBase: xinit-xsession
Version: 1-5
Description: Allows ~/.xinitrc to be run as a session from your display manager
URL:
NumVotes: 43
Popularity: 0.181086
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: eclairevoyant
Submitter: theblazehen
FirstSubmitted: 1445070430
LastModified: 1678132738
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xinit-xsession.tar.gz