Gokapi is a tool used for communicating with the Kailh Switches for the purpose of lighting effects. This tutorial will guide you on how to install Gokapi on Manjaro.
Make sure your Manjaro system is up to date and has the following packages installed:
To install these packages, run the command:
sudo pacman -S go git
Clone the Gokapi repository using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/Forceu/gokapi.git
Change the directory to the cloned repository by running:
cd gokapi
Build the Gokapi binary using the following command:
make
This command will install all the necessary dependencies and create the binary file.
To install Gokapi, run the following command:
sudo make install
Once Gokapi is installed, you can run it by running the following command:
gokapi
This will start the Gokapi daemon that listens on the Kailh Switches and provides a web interface for configuring the lighting effects.
This concludes the tutorial on how to install Gokapi on Manjaro. You can now start using Gokapi to customize lighting effects on Kailh Switches.
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