brscan4 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 26,2024

1. Install "brscan4" 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 brscan4 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall brscan4 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "brscan4" 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 brscan4's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/brscan4.git 
            
                        
                ~/brscan4
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/brscan4 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/brscan4
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the brscan4 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1222152
Name: brscan4
PackageBaseID: 51164
PackageBase: brscan4
Version: 0.4.11_1-2
Description: SANE drivers from Brother for compatible models
URL: http://support.brother.com
NumVotes: 161
Popularity: 1.73405
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Harvey
Submitter: Harvey
FirstSubmitted: 1312188229
LastModified: 1678107384
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/brscan4.tar.gz