xrdesktop-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: July 02,2024

1. Install "xrdesktop-git" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)

$ sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si

b. Install xrdesktop-git on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S xrdesktop-git

* (Optional) Uninstall xrdesktop-git on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns xrdesktop-git

2. Manually Install "xrdesktop-git" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:

$ sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git

b. Clone xrdesktop-git's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/xrdesktop-git.git ~/xrdesktop-git

c. Go to ~/xrdesktop-git folder and install it

$ cd ~/xrdesktop-git $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the xrdesktop-git package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1415787
Name: xrdesktop-git
PackageBaseID: 143950
PackageBase: xrdesktop-git
Version: 0.16.0.r1348.f507535-1
Description: A library for XR interaction with classical desktop compositors.
URL: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xrdesktop/xrdesktop
NumVotes: 6
Popularity: 4.6E-5
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: lubosz
Submitter: lubosz
FirstSubmitted: 1564500754
LastModified: 1708950894
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xrdesktop-git.tar.gz