xsecurelock-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 16,2024

1. Install "xsecurelock-git" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)

$ sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si

b. Install xsecurelock-git on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S xsecurelock-git

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

$ yay -Rns xsecurelock-git

2. Manually Install "xsecurelock-git" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:

$ sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git

b. Clone xsecurelock-git's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/xsecurelock-git.git ~/xsecurelock-git

c. Go to ~/xsecurelock-git folder and install it

$ cd ~/xsecurelock-git $ makepkg -si

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