evdev-keepalive on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "evdev-keepalive" 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 evdev-keepalive on Arch using YAY


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


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


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


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

ID: 1427762
Name: evdev-keepalive
PackageBaseID: 203721
PackageBase: evdev-keepalive
Version: v0.0.2.r0.ge45caf7-1
Description: Workaround for fauty 8BitDo and other controller firmwares.
URL: https://github.com/pastaq/evdev-keepalive
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: pastaq
Submitter: pastaq
FirstSubmitted: 1710513583
LastModified: 1710513583
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/evdev-keepalive.tar.gz