xrainbow-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 24,2024

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


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


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


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


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

ID: 349840
Name: xrainbow-git
PackageBaseID: 111447
PackageBase: xrainbow-git
Version: r5.4f1743c-2
Description: Color the screen with a rainbow (X11 version)
URL: https://github.com/dariost/XRainbow
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1706100324
Maintainer: dariost
Submitter: dariost
FirstSubmitted: 1463707819
LastModified: 1477440610
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xrainbow-git.tar.gz