python-backlight on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 23,2024

1. Install "python-backlight" 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 python-backlight on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                python-backlight
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall python-backlight on Arch using YAY


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


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


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

ID: 885900
Name: python-backlight
PackageBaseID: 165088
PackageBase: python-backlight
Version: 1.0.8-1
Description: Backlight setting API and daemon.
URL: https://github.com/homeinfogmbh/backlight
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter: schard
FirstSubmitted: 1617196021
LastModified: 1617196021
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/python-backlight.tar.gz