xlax on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 02,2025

1. Install "xlax" 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 xlax on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xlax on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 287407
Name: xlax
PackageBaseID: 34683
PackageBase: xlax
Version: 2.4-3
Description: multi window input software
URL: http://hea-www.harvard.edu/~fine/Tech/xlax.html
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: biell
Submitter: biell
FirstSubmitted: 1266290874
LastModified: 1458781148
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xlax.tar.gz