mdevctl on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 10,2025

1. Install "mdevctl" 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 mdevctl on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall mdevctl on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1421655
Name: mdevctl
PackageBaseID: 155439
PackageBase: mdevctl
Version: 1.3.0-1
Description: A mediated device management utility for Linux
URL: https://github.com/mdevctl/mdevctl
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 9.6E-5
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: hexchain
Submitter: hexchain
FirstSubmitted: 1594736575
LastModified: 1709713071
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mdevctl.tar.gz