xscreensaver-dbus-screenlock on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "xscreensaver-dbus-screenlock" 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-dbus-screenlock on Arch using YAY


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


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


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


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

ID: 1100691
Name: xscreensaver-dbus-screenlock
PackageBaseID: 102307
PackageBase: xscreensaver-dbus-screenlock
Version: 5-2
Description: DE integrated screen-locking with xscreensaver
URL: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1865593&s=1c7f28c50a3f258e1d3404e41f098a0b&p=11418175#post11418175
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 3.0E-6
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: quequotion
Submitter: quequotion
FirstSubmitted: 1445620125
LastModified: 1655661641
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xscreensaver-dbus-screenlock.tar.gz