libsynaptics on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: September 21,2024

1. Install "libsynaptics" 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 libsynaptics on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                libsynaptics
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall libsynaptics on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                libsynaptics
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "libsynaptics" 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 libsynaptics's git locally


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


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

ID: 476055
Name: libsynaptics
PackageBaseID: 128896
PackageBase: libsynaptics
Version: 0.14.6c-7
Description: Library for accessing synaptics touchpads
URL: http://qsynaptics.sourceforge.net
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1704935097
Maintainer: bidulock
Submitter: Barthalion
FirstSubmitted: 1515329020
LastModified: 1515329020
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/libsynaptics.tar.gz