illum-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 25,2024

1. Install "illum-git" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)

$ sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si

b. Install illum-git on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S illum-git

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

$ yay -Rns illum-git

2. Manually Install "illum-git" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:

$ sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git

b. Clone illum-git's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/illum-git.git ~/illum-git

c. Go to ~/illum-git folder and install it

$ cd ~/illum-git $ makepkg -si

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