freefall on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "freefall" 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 freefall on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall freefall on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 329854
Name: freefall
PackageBaseID: 100696
PackageBase: freefall
Version: 3.d74aae4e-3
Description: Disk protection for HP/DELL machines.
URL: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/tree/master/tools/laptop/freefall
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: g360
Submitter: g360
FirstSubmitted: 1443216898
LastModified: 1471276272
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/freefall.tar.gz