caffeine on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "caffeine" 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 caffeine on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall caffeine on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1113569
Name: caffeine
PackageBaseID: 183111
PackageBase: caffeine
Version: 2.9.12-1
Description: Keep your computer awake.
URL: https://launchpad.net/caffeine
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0.001332
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter: micwoj92
FirstSubmitted: 1655004346
LastModified: 1658107437
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/caffeine.tar.gz