lightctl on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 06,2025

Deprecated! Installation of this package may no longer be supported.

1. Install "lightctl" 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 lightctl on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall lightctl on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1030682
Name: lightctl
PackageBaseID: 174891
PackageBase: lightctl
Version: r33.e476d0d-1
Description: backlight control utility that does smooth transitions
URL: https://git.sr.ht/~whynothugo/lightctl
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0.008295
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: whynothugo
FirstSubmitted: 1641821733
LastModified: 1643863894
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/lightctl.tar.gz