illum-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: September 29,2024

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

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

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


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


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

ID: 1206937
Name: illum-git
PackageBaseID: 89993
PackageBase: illum-git
Version: 0.5.r0.gf2b9364-1
Description: A daemon that responds to brightness keys by changing the backlight level
URL: https://github.com/jmesmon/illum
NumVotes: 14
Popularity: 1.0E-6
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: codyps
Submitter: codyps
FirstSubmitted: 1422722416
LastModified: 1675613054
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/illum-git.tar.gz