xwm on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: July 03,2024

1. Install "xwm" 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 xwm on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xwm on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 841759
Name: xwm
PackageBaseID: 160111
PackageBase: xwm
Version: 0.1.6-1
Description: A tiny XCB floating window manager
URL: http://github.com/mcpcpc/xwm
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: mcpcpc
Submitter: mcpcpc
FirstSubmitted: 1605997903
LastModified: 1609648514
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xwm.tar.gz