dim-screen on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 27,2024

1. Install "dim-screen" 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 dim-screen on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall dim-screen on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "dim-screen" 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 dim-screen's git locally


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


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

ID: 1003868
Name: dim-screen
PackageBaseID: 173991
PackageBase: dim-screen
Version: 1.0-1
Description: A screen dimmer bash script designed to work with xss-lock
URL: https://github.com/SafwanLjd/dim-screen
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter: SafwanLjd
FirstSubmitted: 1639539097
LastModified: 1639539097
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/dim-screen.tar.gz