xbacklight-notify on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "xbacklight-notify" 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 xbacklight-notify on Arch using YAY


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


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


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


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

ID: 1176036
Name: xbacklight-notify
PackageBaseID: 178003
PackageBase: xbacklight-notify
Version: 1.1.2-1
Description: Xorg backlight notification daemon
URL: https://github.com/ikrivosheev/xbacklight-notify
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 2.6E-5
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: ikrivosheev
Submitter: ikrivosheev
FirstSubmitted: 1650059962
LastModified: 1669724108
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xbacklight-notify.tar.gz