clightd on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "clightd" 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 clightd on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall clightd on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1423926
Name: clightd
PackageBaseID: 137739
PackageBase: clightd
Version: 5.9-1
Description: Bus interface to change screen brightness and capture frames from webcam.
URL: https://github.com/FedeDP/Clightd
NumVotes: 17
Popularity: 0.067008
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: yochananmarqos
Submitter: Nierro
FirstSubmitted: 1543742791
LastModified: 1710005972
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/clightd.tar.gz