kbdlightx1 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 25,2024

1. Install "kbdlightx1" 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 kbdlightx1 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall kbdlightx1 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "kbdlightx1" 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 kbdlightx1's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/kbdlightx1.git 
            
                        
                ~/kbdlightx1
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/kbdlightx1 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/kbdlightx1
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the kbdlightx1 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 628179
Name: kbdlightx1
PackageBaseID: 143376
PackageBase: kbdlightx1
Version: 0.1.2-1
Description: Keyboard backlight switcher for Thinkpad X1 Carbon 5gen
URL: https://github.com/burkostya/kbdlight
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: burkostya
Submitter: burkostya
FirstSubmitted: 1562763344
LastModified: 1562763344
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/kbdlightx1.tar.gz