hidapi-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 03,2025

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

* (Optional) Uninstall hidapi-git on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "hidapi-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 hidapi-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 925804
Name: hidapi-git
PackageBaseID: 61487
PackageBase: hidapi-git
Version: 1:0.10.1.r18.g6fcb0bb-1
Description: Simple library for communicating with USB and Bluetooth HID devices
URL: https://github.com/libusb/hidapi
NumVotes: 8
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: steiny
Submitter: nicolasavru
FirstSubmitted: 1344165461
LastModified: 1624604920
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/hidapi-git.tar.gz