lightum-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "lightum-git" 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 lightum-git on Arch using YAY


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


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


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


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

ID: 367501
Name: lightum-git
PackageBaseID: 98257
PackageBase: lightum-git
Version: 2.3.1-1
Description: Lightum is a daemon to control the keyboard brightness and screen backlight on MacBook based laptops.
URL: https://github.com/poliva/lightum
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1500398629
Maintainer: kgleason
Submitter: kgleason
FirstSubmitted: 1440296607
LastModified: 1482440930
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/lightum-git.tar.gz