open-fprintd on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "open-fprintd" 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 open-fprintd on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                open-fprintd
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall open-fprintd on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                open-fprintd
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "open-fprintd" 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 open-fprintd's git locally


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


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

ID: 1367543
Name: open-fprintd
PackageBaseID: 161439
PackageBase: open-fprintd
Version: 0.6-4
Description: Fprintd replacement which allows you to have your own backend as a standalone service
URL: https://github.com/uunicorn/open-fprintd
NumVotes: 8
Popularity: 0.301573
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: marcool04
Submitter: j.r
FirstSubmitted: 1609339999
LastModified: 1702234762
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/open-fprintd.tar.gz