boatswain on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: September 20,2024

1. Install "boatswain" 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 boatswain on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall boatswain on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1390833
Name: boatswain
PackageBaseID: 186063
PackageBase: boatswain
Version: 0.4.0-1
Description: Control Elgato Stream Deck devices
URL: https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/boatswain
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0.490244
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: rafaelff
Submitter: rafaelff
FirstSubmitted: 1664202270
LastModified: 1705979551
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/boatswain.tar.gz