light on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "light" 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 light on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall light on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1418091
Name: light
PackageBaseID: 201245
PackageBase: light
Version: 1.2.2-5
Description: A program to control backlights (and other hardware lights)
URL: https://gitlab.com/dpeukert/light
NumVotes: 9
Popularity: 4.048526
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: dpeukert
Submitter: maximbaz
FirstSubmitted: 1704398691
LastModified: 1709213592
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/light.tar.gz