hidclient on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "hidclient" 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 hidclient on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall hidclient on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 529349
Name: hidclient
PackageBaseID: 116863
PackageBase: hidclient
Version: 20120728-3
Description: Client program to transmit local keyboard events over bluetooth.
URL: https://github.com/kcolford/hidclient
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: kcolford
Submitter: kcolford
FirstSubmitted: 1478667043
LastModified: 1532549061
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/hidclient.tar.gz