xrectsel on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "xrectsel" 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 xrectsel on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xrectsel on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1100632
Name: xrectsel
PackageBaseID: 98910
PackageBase: xrectsel
Version: 0.3.2-1
Description: print the geometry of a rectangular screen region
URL: https://github.com/ropery/xrectsel
NumVotes: 23
Popularity: 0.001314
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: lolilolicon
Submitter: ecazi
FirstSubmitted: 1440793786
LastModified: 1655649680
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xrectsel.tar.gz