powermate-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: September 28,2024

1. Install "powermate-git" 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 powermate-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                powermate-git
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall powermate-git on Arch using YAY


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


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


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

ID: 1215606
Name: powermate-git
PackageBaseID: 130239
PackageBase: powermate-git
Version: 8.r0.ga5aed40-1
Description: A small Linux userspace driver for the Griffin PowerMate
URL: https://github.com/stefansundin/powermate-linux
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: alerque
Submitter: b10n
FirstSubmitted: 1519322411
LastModified: 1677073344
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/powermate-git.tar.gz