lux on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 23,2024

1. Install "lux" 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 lux on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall lux on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1390758
Name: lux
PackageBaseID: 116514
PackageBase: lux
Version: 1.21-1
Description: POSIX Shell script to easily control brightness on backlight controllers.
URL: https://github.com/Ventto/lux.git
NumVotes: 6
Popularity: 3.0E-6
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: thepuzzlemaker
Submitter: ventto
FirstSubmitted: 1477515568
LastModified: 1705970041
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/lux.tar.gz