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

Last updated: January 12,2025

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


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


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


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


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

ID: 751813
Name: xorg-xinit-git
PackageBaseID: 18980
PackageBase: xorg-xinit-git
Version: 1.4.1.r1.g4f54d18-2
Description: X.Org initialisation program
URL: http://xorg.freedesktop.org/
NumVotes: 7
Popularity: 0.000257
OutOfDate: 1699381422
Maintainer: bidulock
Submitter: ilikenwf
FirstSubmitted: 1218167532
LastModified: 1592124851
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xorg-xinit-git.tar.gz