linuxconsoletools on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: March 10,2025

1. Install "linuxconsoletools" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)

$ sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si

b. Install linuxconsoletools on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S linuxconsoletools

* (Optional) Uninstall linuxconsoletools on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns linuxconsoletools

2. Manually Install "linuxconsoletools" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:

$ sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git

b. Clone linuxconsoletools's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/linuxconsoletools.git ~/linuxconsoletools

c. Go to ~/linuxconsoletools folder and install it

$ cd ~/linuxconsoletools $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the linuxconsoletools package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1089560
Name: linuxconsoletools
PackageBaseID: 178936
PackageBase: linuxconsoletools
Version: 1.8.1-1
Description: Tools for connecting joysticks & legacy devices to the kernels input subsystem
URL: https://sourceforge.net/projects/linuxconsole/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: hamblingreen
FirstSubmitted: 1652812424
LastModified: 1654265880
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/linuxconsoletools.tar.gz