monitorctl-bin on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 14,2024

1. Install "monitorctl-bin" 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 monitorctl-bin on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                monitorctl-bin
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall monitorctl-bin on Arch using YAY


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


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


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

ID: 1278040
Name: monitorctl-bin
PackageBaseID: 192573
PackageBase: monitorctl-bin
Version: 0.1.2-2
Description: A way to control monitor brightness through the command line (binary release)
URL: https://github.com/5iddy/monitorctl
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: begin-theadventu
Submitter: begin-theadventu
FirstSubmitted: 1681249167
LastModified: 1687620338
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/monitorctl-bin.tar.gz