hbacklight-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

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


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                hbacklight-git
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall hbacklight-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                hbacklight-git
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "hbacklight-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 hbacklight-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 689132
Name: hbacklight-git
PackageBaseID: 147929
PackageBase: hbacklight-git
Version: r22.ce493da-0
Description: acpi backlight & led manager
URL: https://github.com/paroxayte/hbacklight
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1648464790
Maintainer: fireflower
Submitter: fireflower
FirstSubmitted: 1578354853
LastModified: 1579815351
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/hbacklight-git.tar.gz