brscan5 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 26,2024

1. Install "brscan5" 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 brscan5 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall brscan5 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "brscan5" 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 brscan5's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/brscan5.git 
            
                        
                ~/brscan5
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/brscan5 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/brscan5
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the brscan5 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1404098
Name: brscan5
PackageBaseID: 141314
PackageBase: brscan5
Version: 1.3.1_0-2
Description: SANE drivers from Brother for compatible models
URL: http://support.brother.com
NumVotes: 25
Popularity: 0.394143
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: agsimmons0
Submitter: razerei
FirstSubmitted: 1555511401
LastModified: 1707085780
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/brscan5.tar.gz