kvkbd on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 24,2024

1. Install "kvkbd" 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 kvkbd on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall kvkbd on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1243527
Name: kvkbd
PackageBaseID: 127704
PackageBase: kvkbd
Version: 0.8.1-1
Description: A virtual keyboard for KDE
URL: https://github.com/ctrlcctrlv/kvkbd5
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: fbrennan
Submitter: arojas
FirstSubmitted: 1512339058
LastModified: 1681912671
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/kvkbd.tar.gz