libhid on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 22,2024

1. Install "libhid" 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 libhid on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall libhid on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 193993
Name: libhid
PackageBaseID: 24444
PackageBase: libhid
Version: 0.2.16-4
Description: A library for accessing USB HID devices
URL: http://libhid.alioth.debian.org
NumVotes: 13
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: keenerd
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1236300788
LastModified: 1434169468
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/libhid.tar.gz