xmenu on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: September 20,2024

1. Install "xmenu" 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 xmenu on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xmenu on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1240197
Name: xmenu
PackageBaseID: 154933
PackageBase: xmenu
Version: 4.6.1-3
Description: A menu utility for X.
URL: https://github.com/phillbush/xmenu
NumVotes: 7
Popularity: 0.001101
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: theblazehen
Submitter: theblazehen
FirstSubmitted: 1593423621
LastModified: 1681254562
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xmenu.tar.gz