xpointerbarrier-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "xpointerbarrier-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 xpointerbarrier-git on Arch using YAY


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


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


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


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

ID: 874153
Name: xpointerbarrier-git
PackageBaseID: 154808
PackageBase: xpointerbarrier-git
Version: r19.f4b2be1-1
Description: This program creates four pointer barriers around each XRandR screen, thus effectively jailing your mouse pointer to one physical screen.
URL: https://www.uninformativ.de/git/xpointerbarrier
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 8.2E-5
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: hwangeug
Submitter: hwangeug
FirstSubmitted: 1593141572
LastModified: 1615157066
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xpointerbarrier-git.tar.gz