xsecurelock-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 03,2025

1. Install "xsecurelock-git" 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 xsecurelock-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                xsecurelock-git
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall xsecurelock-git on Arch using YAY


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


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


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

ID: 1207866
Name: xsecurelock-git
PackageBaseID: 83323
PackageBase: xsecurelock-git
Version: 1.8.0.r3.g15e9b01-1
Description: X11 screen lock utility with security in mind
URL: https://github.com/google/xsecurelock
NumVotes: 16
Popularity: 1.0E-5
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: cysp74
Submitter: ricardomv
FirstSubmitted: 1403730249
LastModified: 1675785413
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xsecurelock-git.tar.gz