xkbset on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "xkbset" 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 xkbset on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xkbset on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1137131
Name: xkbset
PackageBaseID: 33361
PackageBase: xkbset
Version: 0.8-4
Description: Manage most of the options of XKB extensions from X window interface.
URL: https://github.com/stephenmontgomerysmith/xkbset
NumVotes: 29
Popularity: 0.012751
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: ramen
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1262724088
LastModified: 1662659013
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xkbset.tar.gz