lid-switch-dpms on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 25,2024

1. Install "lid-switch-dpms" 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 lid-switch-dpms on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                lid-switch-dpms
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall lid-switch-dpms on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                lid-switch-dpms
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "lid-switch-dpms" 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 lid-switch-dpms's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/lid-switch-dpms.git 
            
                        
                ~/lid-switch-dpms
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/lid-switch-dpms folder and install it


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

ID: 518725
Name: lid-switch-dpms
PackageBaseID: 133417
PackageBase: lid-switch-dpms
Version: 1.1-1
Description: Blank and unblank the screen on lid switch
URL: https://github.com/kitsunyan/lid-switch-dpms
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: kitsunyan
Submitter: kitsunyan
FirstSubmitted: 1528776075
LastModified: 1528779221
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/lid-switch-dpms.tar.gz