xkb-switch on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "xkb-switch" 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 xkb-switch on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xkb-switch on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "xkb-switch" 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 xkb-switch's git locally


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


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

ID: 864859
Name: xkb-switch
PackageBaseID: 127311
PackageBase: xkb-switch
Version: 1.8.5-1
Description: Program that allows to query and change the XKB layout state
URL: https://github.com/grwlf/xkb-switch
NumVotes: 25
Popularity: 0.06016
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: orestisf
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1510937452
LastModified: 1613570495
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xkb-switch.tar.gz