xpaint on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "xpaint" 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 xpaint on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xpaint on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1122989
Name: xpaint
PackageBaseID: 12828
PackageBase: xpaint
Version: 3.1.4-1
Description: A color image editing tool which features most standard paint program options.
URL: http://sourceforge.net/projects/sf-xpaint/
NumVotes: 40
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: bidulock
Submitter: erm67
FirstSubmitted: 1189073215
LastModified: 1659836021
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xpaint.tar.gz