acpilight-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 24,2024

1. Install "acpilight-git" 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 acpilight-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                acpilight-git
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall acpilight-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                acpilight-git
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "acpilight-git" 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 acpilight-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 528490
Name: acpilight-git
PackageBaseID: 125320
PackageBase: acpilight-git
Version: v1.1.r9.gf54865e-1
Description: A backward-compatibile xbacklight replacement
URL: https://gitlab.com/wavexx/acpilight
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: AkechiShiro
Submitter: azmo
FirstSubmitted: 1504544550
LastModified: 1532263056
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/acpilight-git.tar.gz