powercap on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "powercap" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
    Copied

b. Install powercap on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall powercap on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "powercap" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
    Copied

b. Clone powercap's git locally


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/powercap.git 
            
                        
                ~/powercap
            
                    
    
    Copied

c. Go to ~/powercap folder and install it


   
    
        
            $
        

        
            
                cd
            
                        
                ~/powercap
            
                    
    
    Copied

    

   
    
        
            $
        

        
            
                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
    Copied

3. Information about the powercap package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1223503
Name: powercap
PackageBaseID: 164749
PackageBase: powercap
Version: 0.6.0-3
Description: C bindings to the Linux Power Capping Framework in sysfs
URL: https://github.com/powercap/powercap
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0.157019
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: holgerob
Submitter: kasei
FirstSubmitted: 1616469141
LastModified: 1678345440
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/powercap.tar.gz