xosd-ex on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 16,2024

1. Install "xosd-ex" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)

$ sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si

b. Install xosd-ex on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S xosd-ex

* (Optional) Uninstall xosd-ex on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns xosd-ex

2. Manually Install "xosd-ex" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:

$ sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git

b. Clone xosd-ex's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/xosd-ex.git ~/xosd-ex

c. Go to ~/xosd-ex folder and install it

$ cd ~/xosd-ex $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the xosd-ex package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 503604
Name: xosd-ex
PackageBaseID: 131644
PackageBase: xosd-ex
Version: 2.2.14-8
Description: Displays text on your screen. On-Screen-Display-libs for some tools (with XFT patch)
URL: http://sourceforge.net/projects/libxosd/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1612021334
Maintainer: Enverex
FirstSubmitted: 1523978654
LastModified: 1523978825
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xosd-ex.tar.gz