vpointer-desktop on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: July 06,2024

1. Install "vpointer-desktop" 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 vpointer-desktop on Arch using YAY


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


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


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


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

ID: 548355
Name: vpointer-desktop
PackageBaseID: 73863
PackageBase: vpointer-desktop
Version: 1.0.2-1
Description: An application that simulates a laser pointer on the screen of your computer or on the canvas of the projector.
URL: http://www.eurograficasrl.it/stefano/vpointer.html
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: robertfoster
Submitter: robertfoster
FirstSubmitted: 1380401087
LastModified: 1538388116
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/vpointer-desktop.tar.gz