xst on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 07,2025

1. Install "xst" 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 xst on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xst on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1251213
Name: xst
PackageBaseID: 144463
PackageBase: xst
Version: 1:0.9-2
Description: st fork fork with xresources support and other patches
URL: https://git.sr.ht/~arkhan/xst
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0.003859
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: arkhan
Submitter: arkhan
FirstSubmitted: 1566352994
LastModified: 1682994039
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xst.tar.gz