xlockless on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: July 01,2024

1. Install "xlockless" 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 xlockless on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xlockless on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 525929
Name: xlockless
PackageBaseID: 134177
PackageBase: xlockless
Version: 1.0-1
Description: A simple screen locker
URL: http://web.archive.org/web/20100714025105/http://vault24.org/projects/xlockless/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Dreamkey
Submitter: Dreamkey
FirstSubmitted: 1531330652
LastModified: 1531330652
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xlockless.tar.gz