xevdevserver on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "xevdevserver" 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 xevdevserver on Arch using YAY


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


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


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


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

ID: 205830
Name: xevdevserver
PackageBaseID: 24854
PackageBase: xevdevserver
Version: 2.1.0-1
Description: Captures keyboard/mouse events, sends them to given X display. Useful for multiseat.
URL: http://research.edm.uhasselt.be/~jori/page/index.php?n=Misc.XevdevServer
NumVotes: 9
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: hotspur
Submitter: hotspur
FirstSubmitted: 1237647226
LastModified: 1435834768
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xevdevserver.tar.gz