bcm2835 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 27,2024

1. Install "bcm2835" 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 bcm2835 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall bcm2835 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "bcm2835" 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 bcm2835's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/bcm2835.git 
            
                        
                ~/bcm2835
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/bcm2835 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/bcm2835
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the bcm2835 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1320379
Name: bcm2835
PackageBaseID: 105697
PackageBase: bcm2835
Version: 1.73-1
Description: C library for the Raspberry Pi
URL: https://www.airspayce.com/mikem/bcm2835/
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: z3ntu
Submitter: z3ntu
FirstSubmitted: 1452169354
LastModified: 1694979845
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/bcm2835.tar.gz