xview on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "xview" 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 xview on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xview on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1241994
Name: xview
PackageBaseID: 192726
PackageBase: xview
Version: 3.2p1.4_25.22-1
Description: an OPEN LOOK Toolkit for X Window Files
URL: https://sourceforge.net/projects/xview
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: malacology
Submitter: malacology
FirstSubmitted: 1681586954
LastModified: 1681586954
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xview.tar.gz