bento4 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 29,2024

1. Install "bento4" 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 bento4 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall bento4 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "bento4" 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 bento4's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/bento4.git 
            
                        
                ~/bento4
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/bento4 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/bento4
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the bento4 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1404374
Name: bento4
PackageBaseID: 107999
PackageBase: bento4
Version: 1.6.0.641-1
Description: C++ class library and tools designed to read and write ISO-MP4 files
URL: https://www.bento4.com/
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Martchus
Submitter: Martchus
FirstSubmitted: 1456340071
LastModified: 1707137119
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/bento4.tar.gz