nvidia-bl-dkms on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "nvidia-bl-dkms" 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 nvidia-bl-dkms on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                nvidia-bl-dkms
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall nvidia-bl-dkms on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                nvidia-bl-dkms
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "nvidia-bl-dkms" 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 nvidia-bl-dkms's git locally


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


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

ID: 563348
Name: nvidia-bl-dkms
PackageBaseID: 137541
PackageBase: nvidia-bl-dkms
Version: 18.11.0-2
Description: Driver to adjust display backlight on legacy mobile NVidia graphics adapters - DKMS edition.
URL:
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1595799013
Maintainer:
Submitter: kiffmet
FirstSubmitted: 1542929200
LastModified: 1543263426
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/nvidia-bl-dkms.tar.gz