xwrits on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 01,2025

1. Install "xwrits" 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 xwrits on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xwrits on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 543038
Name: xwrits
PackageBaseID: 135932
PackageBase: xwrits
Version: 2.26-1
Description: reminds you to take wrist breaks
URL: http://www.lcdf.org/xwrits/
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: deian
Submitter: deian
FirstSubmitted: 1536645860
LastModified: 1536645860
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xwrits.tar.gz