blink1 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "blink1" 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 blink1 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall blink1 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "blink1" 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 blink1's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/blink1.git 
            
                        
                ~/blink1
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/blink1 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/blink1
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the blink1 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1255094
Name: blink1
PackageBaseID: 83441
PackageBase: blink1
Version: 2.3.0-1
Description: software for blink(1) USB RGB LED
URL: https://github.com/todbot/blink1-tool/
NumVotes: 9
Popularity: 0.001426
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Syphdias
Submitter: eworm
FirstSubmitted: 1404114769
LastModified: 1683581212
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/blink1.tar.gz