xrdesktop on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 24,2024

1. Install "xrdesktop" 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 xrdesktop on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xrdesktop on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1349571
Name: xrdesktop
PackageBaseID: 144013
PackageBase: xrdesktop
Version: 0.16.0-2
Description: Library for XR interaction with classical desktop compositors
URL: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xrdesktop/xrdesktop
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Chocobo1
Submitter: Chocobo1
FirstSubmitted: 1564663384
LastModified: 1699429613
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xrdesktop.tar.gz