How do you know how to install a package?

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i want to install this aur package
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/gpointing-device-settings/
how do i find out the package name and what commands do i need

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If you click on the link "Show PKGBUILD" in the box on the right, it will take you to a page that shows you the name of the project, i.e. gpointing-device-settings. :arrow_down:

https://aur.archlinux.org/cgit/aur.git/tree/PKGBUILD?h=gpointing-device-settings

pamac build gpointing-device-settings

Notes:

  1. That’s pamac, not pacman.
  2. pamac must be executed as a normal user, not with sudo.
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thanks
will it always be this for aur packages?
pamac build package-name

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That is correct, yes.

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