xstarter on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 26,2024

1. Install "xstarter" 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 xstarter on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xstarter on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 742554
Name: xstarter
PackageBaseID: 122891
PackageBase: xstarter
Version: 0.8.1-1
Description: Application launcher for Linux
URL: https://github.com/lchsk/xstarter
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: lchsk
Submitter: lchsk
FirstSubmitted: 1495910746
LastModified: 1590407469
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xstarter.tar.gz