xorg-xsetmode on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "xorg-xsetmode" 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 xorg-xsetmode on Arch using YAY


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


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


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


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

ID: 191896
Name: xorg-xsetmode
PackageBaseID: 71916
PackageBase: xorg-xsetmode
Version: 1.0.0-1
Description: Set an X input device as the main pointer
URL: http://www.x.org/
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: bidulock
Submitter: bidulock
FirstSubmitted: 1374118490
LastModified: 1434001452
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xorg-xsetmode.tar.gz