libws2801 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 29,2024

1. Install "libws2801" 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 libws2801 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall libws2801 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "libws2801" 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 libws2801's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/libws2801.git 
            
                        
                ~/libws2801
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/libws2801 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/libws2801
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libws2801 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 542266
Name: libws2801
PackageBaseID: 135683
PackageBase: libws2801
Version: 1.1.0-1
Description: C/C++ libaries for the ws2801 led strip using spidev
URL: https://gitlab.com/nexadn/libws2801
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: NexAdn
Submitter: NexAdn
FirstSubmitted: 1536069621
LastModified: 1536423653
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/libws2801.tar.gz