optimus-manager on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "optimus-manager" 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 optimus-manager on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                optimus-manager
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall optimus-manager on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                optimus-manager
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "optimus-manager" 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 optimus-manager's git locally


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


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

ID: 1295834
Name: optimus-manager
PackageBaseID: 137415
PackageBase: optimus-manager
Version: 1.5-4
Description: Management utility to handle GPU switching for Optimus laptops
URL: https://github.com/Askannz/optimus-manager
NumVotes: 123
Popularity: 0.346578
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Askannz
Submitter: Askannz
FirstSubmitted: 1542433321
LastModified: 1690590602
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/optimus-manager.tar.gz