bbswitch-mainline on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: September 20,2024

Deprecated! Installation of this package may no longer be supported.

1. Install "bbswitch-mainline" 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 bbswitch-mainline on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                bbswitch-mainline
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall bbswitch-mainline on Arch using YAY


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


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


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

ID: 588455
Name: bbswitch-mainline
PackageBaseID: 87221
PackageBase: bbswitch-mainline
Version: 0.8-1
Description: Kernel module allowing to switch dedicated graphics card on Optimus laptops
URL: http://github.com/Bumblebee-Project/bbswitch
NumVotes: 5
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Clarke
FirstSubmitted: 1415365657
LastModified: 1550837568
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/bbswitch-mainline.tar.gz