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Install swaylock-effects on CachyOS

A fancier screen locker for Wayland.

From the official CachyOS repo. Install with pacman, no AUR helper needed.

Reviewed Nov 2, 2026 · independent guide

How do I install swaylock-effects on CachyOS?

Run this in a terminal:

sudo pacman -S swaylock-effects

swaylock-effects is in the cachyos repo, the CachyOS project's own package repository, so pacman installs it directly with no AUR helper and no build script. The package is signed with the CachyOS repository key, and pacman checks the signature before it installs.

Which way should you pick?

WayCommandPackage
CachyOS repo (cachyos) Recommended
sudo pacman -S swaylock-effects
swaylock-effects (CachyOS cachyos)
Git build
A fancier screen locker for Wayland.
sudo pacman -S swaylock-effects-git
swaylock-effects-git (CachyOS cachyos)

All of these are in the official cachyos repo. Pick one; builds of the same app usually conflict with each other.

What should I do after installing swaylock-effects?

  1. Run swaylock in a terminal.
  2. Run pacman -Qi swaylock-effects to see the installed version and the optional dependencies.

How do I update or remove swaylock-effects?

Update:

sudo pacman -Syu

Remove:

sudo pacman -Rns swaylock-effects

What is swaylock-effects?

Swaylock, with fancy effects.

Package description: A fancier screen locker for Wayland.

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    hboetes/swaylock-effects · ★ 7 stars · last commit Jun 21, 2026 · latest release Mar 9, 2026

    Real issues opened by users on the project's GitHub, shown as written with a link to each one. 10 most reacted issues opened in the last two years plus the 5 newest issues, bots, pull requests, non English and political posts skipped, capped at 15 per repo. Fetched Nov 1, 2026.

    1. locking manually and then closing the lid renders the fingerprint non-working.Closed

      Pretty easy to reproduce: start sway lock-effects manually and then close the lid and check the logfile:

      @hboetes · · 2 comments · View on GitHub

    swaylock-effects on CachyOS: questions

    Is swaylock-effects in the official CachyOS repo?

    Yes. The swaylock-effects package is in the cachyos repo, version 1.8.1-1, built 2026-03-10. Install it with sudo pacman -S swaylock-effects.

    Do I need an AUR helper for swaylock-effects?

    No. It comes from the cachyos repo, so plain pacman installs and updates it, and sudo pacman -Syu keeps it current.

    What is the swaylock-effects command?

    swaylock. The package is called swaylock-effects.

    Which swaylock-effects package should I pick?

    swaylock-effects is listed first here. The cachyos repo also has swaylock-effects-git. Install only one of them.