cast_control on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: September 20,2024

1. Install "cast_control" 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 cast_control on Arch using YAY


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


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


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


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

ID: 1389393
Name: cast_control
PackageBaseID: 167307
PackageBase: cast_control
Version: 1:0.11.8.post0-3
Description: Control Chromecasts from Linux and D-Bus
URL: https://github.com/alexdelorenzo/cast_control
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: yochananmarqos
Submitter: yochananmarqos
FirstSubmitted: 1621868465
LastModified: 1705782670
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/cast_control.tar.gz