thinkfinger on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "thinkfinger" 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 thinkfinger on Arch using YAY


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


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


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


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

ID: 600784
Name: thinkfinger
PackageBaseID: 140945
PackageBase: thinkfinger
Version: 0.3-9
Description: A driver for the SGS Thomson Microelectronics fingerprint reader found in most IBM/Lenovo ThinkPads
URL: http://thinkfinger.sourceforge.net/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1705042546
Maintainer:
Submitter: arojas
FirstSubmitted: 1554273475
LastModified: 1554273475
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/thinkfinger.tar.gz