bcm2079x-i2c on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 25,2024

1. Install "bcm2079x-i2c" 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 bcm2079x-i2c on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                bcm2079x-i2c
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall bcm2079x-i2c on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                bcm2079x-i2c
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "bcm2079x-i2c" 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 bcm2079x-i2c's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/bcm2079x-i2c.git 
            
                        
                ~/bcm2079x-i2c
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/bcm2079x-i2c folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/bcm2079x-i2c
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the bcm2079x-i2c package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 479357
Name: bcm2079x-i2c
PackageBaseID: 129324
PackageBase: bcm2079x-i2c
Version: 1-1
Description: DKMS module for bcm2079x-i2c NFC driver used in Lenovo ThinkPad T440s. Not useful as-is, because the userspace portion is only make for Android so far.
URL: https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/2847848/
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: cfstras
Submitter: cfstras
FirstSubmitted: 1516402958
LastModified: 1516402958
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/bcm2079x-i2c.tar.gz