xscreensaver-backends on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "xscreensaver-backends" 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 xscreensaver-backends on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                xscreensaver-backends
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall xscreensaver-backends on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                xscreensaver-backends
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "xscreensaver-backends" 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 xscreensaver-backends's git locally


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


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

ID: 1335867
Name: xscreensaver-backends
PackageBaseID: 137250
PackageBase: xscreensaver-backends
Version: 6.08-1
Description: Screensavers from XScreenSaver for common frontends
URL: http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0.000146
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Vryali
Submitter: xdavidwu
FirstSubmitted: 1541741575
LastModified: 1697593810
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xscreensaver-backends.tar.gz