xscope on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "xscope" 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 xscope on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xscope on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1122599
Name: xscope
PackageBaseID: 64118
PackageBase: xscope
Version: 1.4.3-1
Description: A program to monitor X11/Client conversations
URL: http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/app/xscope/
NumVotes: 5
Popularity: 7.0E-6
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: bidulock
Submitter: Koromix
FirstSubmitted: 1351488073
LastModified: 1659768813
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xscope.tar.gz