thinkfan on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 06,2024

1. Install "thinkfan" 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 thinkfan on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall thinkfan on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "thinkfan" 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 thinkfan's git locally


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


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

ID: 1031944
Name: thinkfan
PackageBaseID: 24359
PackageBase: thinkfan
Version: 1.3.1-1
Description: A minimalist fan control program. Supports the sysfs hwmon interface and thinkpad_acpi
URL: https://github.com/vmatare/thinkfan
NumVotes: 190
Popularity: 0.8006
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: dude
Submitter: FALKER
FirstSubmitted: 1235984496
LastModified: 1644090644
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/thinkfan.tar.gz