From 5880df93089384809e793913474cd1f2aa96481d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Robin Hirst <147210082+RobinHirst11@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2025 11:08:10 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update README with installation instructions Added sections for installation methods and a placeholder for additional content. Add files via upload add an image of dwmbar in README Updated README with a new screenshot of dwmbar Update README.md Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> Update README.md Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> --- README.md | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++---- res/bar.png | Bin 0 -> 2777 bytes 2 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) create mode 100644 res/bar.png diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 661f9d5..926fbd5 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ dwmbar - A Modular Status Bar for dwm ===================================== ![Example image](res/example.png) +

+ + dwmbar is a very simple status bar written for dwm. **Maintenance status:** Historically this project was unmaintained. Community maintenance is now being taken on by [robinhirst11](https://github.com/RobinHirst11/), who is willing to steward fixes and improvements. Issues and PRs are welcome. @@ -20,8 +23,10 @@ Optional (By module): See [module prerequisites](#module-prerequisites). +## Installation Methods -## Arch Linux +

+Arch Linux There is an [AUR package](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/dwmbar-git) for dwmbar, which can be installed with your favourite aur helper, or manually. @@ -29,14 +34,26 @@ dwmbar, which can be installed with your favourite aur helper, or manually. Please see the [archwiki page](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_User_Repository#Installing_packages) for how to manually install AUR packages. - -## Manual Installation - ```bash $ git clone https://github.com/thytom/dwmbar $ cd dwmbar $ sudo ./install.sh ``` +
+ +
+Automated install + +There is an automated download and install script for +dwmbar, which can be installed with the following command +```bash +curl -fsSL https://dwmbar.robinhirst.qzz.io/install.sh | bash +``` +Please ensure you always check scripts before executing them, if you're running an esoteric system like NixOS or LFS, this script expect you to know what you're doing. + +As we can't support everything, this has currently only been tested on Arch Linux. +
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