screendimmer on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 26,2024

1. Install "screendimmer" 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 screendimmer on Arch using YAY


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


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


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


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

ID: 968053
Name: screendimmer
PackageBaseID: 161974
PackageBase: screendimmer
Version: 0.4.2-1
Description: A tray application to dim your monitor brightness.
URL: https://github.com/Lawrence-Chiappelli/screendimmer.git
NumVotes: 6
Popularity: 0.524255
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: lchip
Submitter: lchip
FirstSubmitted: 1610395430
LastModified: 1633067397
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/screendimmer.tar.gz