xvkbd on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 12,2025

1. Install "xvkbd" 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 xvkbd on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xvkbd on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 749676
Name: xvkbd
PackageBaseID: 129011
PackageBase: xvkbd
Version: 4.1-1
Description: virtual (graphical) keyboard program for X Window System
URL: http://t-sato.in.coocan.jp/xvkbd/
NumVotes: 19
Popularity: 0.002673
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: amiad
Submitter: Barthalion
FirstSubmitted: 1515346787
LastModified: 1591781073
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xvkbd.tar.gz