desktop-dimmer on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "desktop-dimmer" 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 desktop-dimmer on Arch using YAY


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


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


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


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

ID: 668075
Name: desktop-dimmer
PackageBaseID: 119840
PackageBase: desktop-dimmer
Version: 4.0.4-2
Description: Enables darker-than-dark Desktop dimming for your displays.
URL: https://github.com/sidneys/desktop-dimmer
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: jgwak
Submitter: ademayo
FirstSubmitted: 1487096858
LastModified: 1574107313
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/desktop-dimmer.tar.gz