bitstream on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 30,2024

1. Install "bitstream" 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 bitstream on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall bitstream on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 570931
Name: bitstream
PackageBaseID: 101485
PackageBase: bitstream
Version: 1.5-1
Description: biTStream is a set of C headers allowing a simpler access to binary structures such as specified by MPEG, DVB, IETF, SMPTE, IEEE, SCTE, etc.
URL: http://www.videolan.org/developers/bitstream.html
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: luk4s
Submitter: luk4s
FirstSubmitted: 1444335792
LastModified: 1545577998
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/bitstream.tar.gz