How do you know how to install a package?

[poopoo]

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

[Aragorn]

@poopoo

i want to install this aur package
AUR (en) - gpointing-device-settings
how do i find out the package name

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.

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

@poopoo

what commands do i need

pamac build gpointing-device-settings

Notes:

1. That’s pamac, not pacman.
2. pamac must be executed as a normal user, not with sudo.

[poopoo]

thanks
will it always be this for aur packages?
pamac build package-name

[Aragorn]

@poopoo

will it always be this for aur packages?
pamac build package-name

That is correct, yes.