xzgv on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "xzgv" 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 xzgv on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xzgv on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 451760
Name: xzgv
PackageBaseID: 43561
PackageBase: xzgv
Version: 0.9.2-1
Description: A picture viewer for X, with a thumbnail-based file selector
URL: http://sourceforge.net/projects/xzgv/
NumVotes: 26
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: bidulock
Submitter: ilpianista
FirstSubmitted: 1289662618
LastModified: 1507990963
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xzgv.tar.gz