xinputd-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 24,2024

1. Install "xinputd-git" 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 xinputd-git on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S xinputd-git

* (Optional) Uninstall xinputd-git on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns xinputd-git

2. Manually Install "xinputd-git" via AUR

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

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

b. Clone xinputd-git's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/xinputd-git.git ~/xinputd-git

c. Go to ~/xinputd-git folder and install it

$ cd ~/xinputd-git $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the xinputd-git package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1086289
Name: xinputd-git
PackageBaseID: 179224
PackageBase: xinputd-git
Version: 1.0.0e0bd7c-1
Description: Xinputd is a simple daemon that executes a command when an Xorg input device is added or removed. By default, Xinputd forks to background and exits when the X server exits.
URL: https://github.com/bbenne10/xinputd
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Deckweiss
Submitter: Deckweiss
FirstSubmitted: 1653742867
LastModified: 1653742867
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xinputd-git.tar.gz