highlight-pointer-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 25,2024

1. Install "highlight-pointer-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 highlight-pointer-git on Arch using YAY


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


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


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


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

ID: 1031625
Name: highlight-pointer-git
PackageBaseID: 175653
PackageBase: highlight-pointer-git
Version: 1.1.3.r0.g32bf4c6-1
Description: Highlight mouse pointer/cursor using a dot
URL: https://github.com/swillner/highlight-pointer
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: nobodyinperson
Submitter: nobodyinperson
FirstSubmitted: 1644010897
LastModified: 1644010897
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/highlight-pointer-git.tar.gz