xorg-server-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "xorg-server-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 xorg-server-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                xorg-server-git
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall xorg-server-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                xorg-server-git
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "xorg-server-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 xorg-server-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 1114823
Name: xorg-server-git
PackageBaseID: 18963
PackageBase: xorg-server-git
Version: 21.1.99.1.r256.g6907b6ea2-1
Description: Xorg X server (git version)
URL: https://xorg.freedesktop.org
NumVotes: 49
Popularity: 0.208535
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: JstKddng
Submitter: ilikenwf
FirstSubmitted: 1218135922
LastModified: 1658394941
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xorg-server-git.tar.gz