xkbmon on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 24,2024

1. Install "xkbmon" 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 xkbmon on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xkbmon on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1236075
Name: xkbmon
PackageBaseID: 192314
PackageBase: xkbmon
Version: 0.4.r4.g298e3a7-1
Description: A versatile keyboard layout monitor for X11
URL: https://github.com/xkbmon/xkbmon
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: mhdna
Submitter: mhdna
FirstSubmitted: 1680528047
LastModified: 1680528047
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xkbmon.tar.gz