xwiimote on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "xwiimote" 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 xwiimote on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xwiimote on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1203235
Name: xwiimote
PackageBaseID: 184534
PackageBase: xwiimote
Version: 2-2
Description: Open Source Nintendo Wii Remote Linux Device Driver
URL: https://github.com/xwiimote/xwiimote
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0.000317
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: ribbons
Submitter: ribbons
FirstSubmitted: 1659275511
LastModified: 1674949157
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xwiimote.tar.gz