xf86-input-evdev-trackpoint on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "xf86-input-evdev-trackpoint" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)

$ sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si

b. Install xf86-input-evdev-trackpoint on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S xf86-input-evdev-trackpoint

* (Optional) Uninstall xf86-input-evdev-trackpoint on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns xf86-input-evdev-trackpoint

2. Manually Install "xf86-input-evdev-trackpoint" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:

$ sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git

b. Clone xf86-input-evdev-trackpoint's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/xf86-input-evdev-trackpoint.git ~/xf86-input-evdev-trackpoint

c. Go to ~/xf86-input-evdev-trackpoint folder and install it

$ cd ~/xf86-input-evdev-trackpoint $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the xf86-input-evdev-trackpoint package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 887214
Name: xf86-input-evdev-trackpoint
PackageBaseID: 104368
PackageBase: xf86-input-evdev-trackpoint
Version: 2.10.6-1
Description: X.org evdev input driver for trackpoint with clickpad
URL: http://xorg.freedesktop.org/
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: fent
Submitter: fent
FirstSubmitted: 1449663354
LastModified: 1617462493
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xf86-input-evdev-trackpoint.tar.gz