kbsrv on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 05,2025

1. Install "kbsrv" 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 kbsrv on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall kbsrv on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1407134
Name: kbsrv
PackageBaseID: 201832
PackageBase: kbsrv
Version: 0.2.0-1
Description: kbsrv is a tool to host a 'keyboard server' by wrapping ydotool in a TCP server
URL: https://gitlab.com/neilsimp1/kbsrv
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: neilsimp1
Submitter: neilsimp1
FirstSubmitted: 1706055165
LastModified: 1707588560
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/kbsrv.tar.gz