joy2key on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "joy2key" 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 joy2key on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall joy2key on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "joy2key" 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 joy2key's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/joy2key.git 
            
                        
                ~/joy2key
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/joy2key folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/joy2key
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the joy2key package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 662018
Name: joy2key
PackageBaseID: 32517
PackageBase: joy2key
Version: 1.6.3-3
Description: Translate joystick movements into keystrokes
URL: https://sourceforge.net/projects/joy2key/
NumVotes: 38
Popularity: 0.56617
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Charon77
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1260267994
LastModified: 1572611468
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/joy2key.tar.gz