ydotool on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: March 14,2025

Deprecated! Installation of this package may no longer be supported.

1. Install "ydotool" 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 ydotool on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall ydotool on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1050255
Name: ydotool
PackageBaseID: 152816
PackageBase: ydotool
Version: 1.0.1-2
Description: Generic command-line automation tool (no X!)
URL: https://github.com/ReimuNotMoe/ydotool
NumVotes: 12
Popularity: 1.866843
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: LiteracyFanatic
FirstSubmitted: 1589557848
LastModified: 1647179164
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/ydotool.tar.gz