xosview2 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 24,2024

1. Install "xosview2" 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 xosview2 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xosview2 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "xosview2" 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 xosview2's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/xosview2.git 
            
                        
                ~/xosview2
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/xosview2 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/xosview2
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the xosview2 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 682038
Name: xosview2
PackageBaseID: 124240
PackageBase: xosview2
Version: 2.3.1-1
Description: A lightweight system monitor
URL: http://xosview.sourceforge.net/
NumVotes: 7
Popularity: 0.088727
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: neo_chen
Submitter: neo_chen
FirstSubmitted: 1500774662
LastModified: 1577961226
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xosview2.tar.gz