xwmplay on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 08,2025

1. Install "xwmplay" 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 xwmplay on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xwmplay on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1323724
Name: xwmplay
PackageBaseID: 197672
PackageBase: xwmplay
Version: 0.1.5-1
Description: play with windowmanagers in xephyr, automatic screenresolution
URL: https://github.com/budRich/xwmplay
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1694981924
LastModified: 1695542790
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xwmplay.tar.gz