xmonad-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 15,2024

1. Install "xmonad-git" 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 xmonad-git on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xmonad-git on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "xmonad-git" 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 xmonad-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 1016990
Name: xmonad-git
PackageBaseID: 99867
PackageBase: xmonad-git
Version: v0.17.0.r24.ge25d090-1
Description: Lightweight X11 tiled window manager written in Haskell
URL: http://xmonad.org/
NumVotes: 6
Popularity: 2.0E-6
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: sam-kirby
Submitter: Mr.Elendig
FirstSubmitted: 1442084290
LastModified: 1641899791
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xmonad-git.tar.gz