gloom on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 02,2024

1. Install "gloom" 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 gloom on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall gloom on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 379512
Name: gloom
PackageBaseID: 116126
PackageBase: gloom
Version: 1.2-1
Description: a X11 backlight dimming, screen lock, and cursor management tool for laptops.
URL: https://github.com/shizy/gloom
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1706980324
Maintainer: shizy
Submitter: shizy
FirstSubmitted: 1476218421
LastModified: 1485874360
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/gloom.tar.gz