xwit on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 23,2025

1. Install "xwit" 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 xwit on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xwit on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1406786
Name: xwit
PackageBaseID: 37466
PackageBase: xwit
Version: 3.4-5
Description: a utility that allows to call some X11 functions from CLI or shell script
URL: http://packages.debian.org/unstable/x11/xwit
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: jose1711
Submitter: jose1711
FirstSubmitted: 1274811345
LastModified: 1707517217
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xwit.tar.gz