backlight-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 29,2024

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


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


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


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


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

ID: 420214
Name: backlight-git
PackageBaseID: 123382
PackageBase: backlight-git
Version: 0.1.r9.g631094e-1
Description: Get and set the backlight brightness
URL: https://github.com/baskerville/backlight
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: aksr
Submitter: aksr
FirstSubmitted: 1497582907
LastModified: 1497582907
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/backlight-git.tar.gz