xmeasure on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 14,2024

1. Install "xmeasure" 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 xmeasure on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xmeasure on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 383983
Name: xmeasure
PackageBaseID: 103115
PackageBase: xmeasure
Version: 0.0.1-7
Description: Pixel measurement (ruler) tool on linux
URL: https://code.google.com/archive/p/xmeasure
NumVotes: 6
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: ahphaw5S
Submitter: ahphaw5S
FirstSubmitted: 1447075646
LastModified: 1487082622
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xmeasure.tar.gz