lightsd on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 24,2024

1. Install "lightsd" 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 lightsd on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall lightsd on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 383491
Name: lightsd
PackageBaseID: 99157
PackageBase: lightsd
Version: 1:1.2.1-1
Description: Daemon to control your LIFX smart bulbs via a JSON-RPC API
URL: https://www.github.com/lopter/lightsd/
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: kalessin
Submitter: kalessin
FirstSubmitted: 1441092285
LastModified: 1486955558
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/lightsd.tar.gz