lcdtest on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: October 05,2024

1. Install "lcdtest" 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 lcdtest on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall lcdtest on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 713644
Name: lcdtest
PackageBaseID: 26116
PackageBase: lcdtest
Version: 1.18-3
Description: A utility to display LCD monitor test patterns.
URL: http://www.brouhaha.com/~eric/software/lcdtest/
NumVotes: 24
Popularity: 0.753351
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: mikesd
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1241250213
LastModified: 1585445897
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/lcdtest.tar.gz