xroach on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 25,2024

1. Install "xroach" 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 xroach on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xroach on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 264258
Name: xroach
PackageBaseID: 105433
PackageBase: xroach
Version: 4.4-1.2
Description: Cockroaches hide under your windows
URL: ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/pkgsrc/distfiles/xroach-4.4/xroach.tar
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0.009079
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: catskillmarina
Submitter: catskillmarina
FirstSubmitted: 1451752876
LastModified: 1452499931
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xroach.tar.gz