gpointing-device-settings on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 02,2025

1. Install "gpointing-device-settings" 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 gpointing-device-settings on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                gpointing-device-settings
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall gpointing-device-settings on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                gpointing-device-settings
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "gpointing-device-settings" 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 gpointing-device-settings's git locally


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


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

ID: 475847
Name: gpointing-device-settings
PackageBaseID: 128826
PackageBase: gpointing-device-settings
Version: 1.5.1-5
Description: GUI tool for setting pointing device such as TrackPoint or Touchpad
URL: https://wiki.gnome.org/Attic/GPointingDeviceSettings
NumVotes: 5
Popularity: 1.0E-6
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: PinkCathodeCat
Submitter: Barthalion
FirstSubmitted: 1515272048
LastModified: 1515272048
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/gpointing-device-settings.tar.gz