rtl8723bu-dkms-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 25,2024

1. Install "rtl8723bu-dkms-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 rtl8723bu-dkms-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                rtl8723bu-dkms-git
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall rtl8723bu-dkms-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                rtl8723bu-dkms-git
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "rtl8723bu-dkms-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 rtl8723bu-dkms-git's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/rtl8723bu-dkms-git.git 
            
                        
                ~/rtl8723bu-dkms-git
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/rtl8723bu-dkms-git folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/rtl8723bu-dkms-git
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the rtl8723bu-dkms-git package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1421009
Name: rtl8723bu-dkms-git
PackageBaseID: 188698
PackageBase: rtl8723bu-dkms-git
Version: r279.af3a408-1
Description: Driver for RTL8723BU DKMS version
URL: https://github.com/lwfinger/rtl8723bu
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 9.3E-5
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: dini
Submitter: dini
FirstSubmitted: 1670954079
LastModified: 1709622922
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/rtl8723bu-dkms-git.tar.gz