xlogin on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "xlogin" 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 xlogin on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xlogin on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 691336
Name: xlogin
PackageBaseID: 148636
PackageBase: xlogin
Version: 20160928-2
Description: Login to X without a desktop manager.
URL: https://github.com/joukewitteveen/xlogin
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: M-Reimer
Submitter: M-Reimer
FirstSubmitted: 1580401250
LastModified: 1580401250
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xlogin.tar.gz