xlights on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "xlights" 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 xlights on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xlights on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "xlights" 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 xlights's git locally


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


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

ID: 1201972
Name: xlights
PackageBaseID: 187456
PackageBase: xlights
Version: 2023.01-1
Description: xLights is a sequencer for Lights.
URL: https://xlights.org/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1702958521
Maintainer: jesserockz
Submitter: jesserockz
FirstSubmitted: 1668666355
LastModified: 1674673941
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xlights.tar.gz