btscanner on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 17,2025

1. Install "btscanner" 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 btscanner on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall btscanner on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 567999
Name: btscanner
PackageBaseID: 18634
PackageBase: btscanner
Version: 2.1-5
Description: Bluetooth device scanner.
URL: http://www.pentest.co.uk
NumVotes: 40
Popularity: 2.0E-5
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: bidulock
Submitter: r4um
FirstSubmitted: 1216989498
LastModified: 1544658324
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/btscanner.tar.gz