hd-idle on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 08,2024

1. Install "hd-idle" 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 hd-idle on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall hd-idle on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "hd-idle" 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 hd-idle's git locally


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


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

ID: 1234877
Name: hd-idle
PackageBaseID: 192157
PackageBase: hd-idle
Version: 1.05-4
Description: Utility program for spinning-down external disks after a period of idle time.
URL: https://hd-idle.sourceforge.net/
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0.055708
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: tarball
Submitter: arojas
FirstSubmitted: 1680337467
LastModified: 1680337467
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/hd-idle.tar.gz