lightscreen on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "lightscreen" 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 lightscreen on Arch using YAY


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


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


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


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

ID: 978720
Name: lightscreen
PackageBaseID: 105184
PackageBase: lightscreen
Version: 2.5-6
Description: Simple tool to automate the tedious process of saving and cataloging screenshots
URL: http://lightscreen.com.ar/
NumVotes: 19
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: crmullins
Submitter: crmullins
FirstSubmitted: 1451258417
LastModified: 1635110470
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/lightscreen.tar.gz