cava on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 07,2024

1. Install "cava" 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 cava on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall cava on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1406239
Name: cava
PackageBaseID: 92814
PackageBase: cava
Version: 0.10.1-1
Description: Console-based Audio Visualizer for Alsa
URL: https://github.com/karlstav/cava
NumVotes: 156
Popularity: 3.100357
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: funilrys
Submitter: CelestialWalrus
FirstSubmitted: 1430864119
LastModified: 1707418224
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/cava.tar.gz