optimus-manager-qt on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: October 04,2024

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


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


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


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


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

ID: 1337094
Name: optimus-manager-qt
PackageBaseID: 139962
PackageBase: optimus-manager-qt
Version: 1.6.9-2
Description: A Qt interface for Optimus Manager that allows to configure and switch GPUs on Optimus laptops using the tray menu
URL: https://github.com/Shatur/optimus-manager-qt
NumVotes: 69
Popularity: 1.348965
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Shatur
Submitter: Shatur
FirstSubmitted: 1551262403
LastModified: 1697799063
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/optimus-manager-qt.tar.gz