driverctl on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "driverctl" 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 driverctl on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall driverctl on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 739052
Name: driverctl
PackageBaseID: 152950
PackageBase: driverctl
Version: 0.111-1
Description: Device driver control utility
URL: https://gitlab.com/driverctl/driverctl
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 3.5E-5
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Toolybird
Submitter: Toolybird
FirstSubmitted: 1589875650
LastModified: 1589875650
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/driverctl.tar.gz