brscan2 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "brscan2" 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 brscan2 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall brscan2 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "brscan2" 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 brscan2's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/brscan2.git 
            
                        
                ~/brscan2
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/brscan2 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/brscan2
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the brscan2 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 217991
Name: brscan2
PackageBaseID: 19122
PackageBase: brscan2
Version: 0.2.5_1-1
Description: SANE driver from Brother for brscan2 models
URL: http://support.brother.com
NumVotes: 38
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: pmattern
Submitter: leidola
FirstSubmitted: 1218766109
LastModified: 1438727381
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/brscan2.tar.gz