xkbcat on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 25,2024

1. Install "xkbcat" 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 xkbcat on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xkbcat on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1337619
Name: xkbcat
PackageBaseID: 149048
PackageBase: xkbcat
Version: 2.2.1-1
Description: simple sudoless X11 keylogger
URL: https://github.com/anko/xkbcat
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0.000566
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: JerryXiao
Submitter: JerryXiao
FirstSubmitted: 1581510942
LastModified: 1697891654
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xkbcat.tar.gz