g500-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "g500-git" 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 g500-git on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall g500-git on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "g500-git" 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 g500-git's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/g500-git.git 
            
                        
                ~/g500-git
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/g500-git folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/g500-git
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the g500-git package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1374349
Name: g500-git
PackageBaseID: 100528
PackageBase: g500-git
Version: r118.3884fcf-1
Description: Documentation and code for g500 specific HID protocol for profile configuration and other tweaks
URL: https://github.com/cvuchener/g500
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: gileri
Submitter: gileri
FirstSubmitted: 1442928653
LastModified: 1703322603
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/g500-git.tar.gz