gbacklight on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "gbacklight" 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 gbacklight on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall gbacklight on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 473651
Name: gbacklight
PackageBaseID: 52321
PackageBase: gbacklight
Version: r5.6c053a2-1
Description: Graphical frontend to xbacklight for adjusting the display brightness
URL: https://github.com/fetchinson/gbacklight
NumVotes: 16
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Bevan
Submitter: swiftscythe
FirstSubmitted: 1315741176
LastModified: 1514560397
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/gbacklight.tar.gz