codecs64 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 08,2025

1. Install "codecs64" 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 codecs64 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall codecs64 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "codecs64" 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 codecs64's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/codecs64.git 
            
                        
                ~/codecs64
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/codecs64 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/codecs64
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the codecs64 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 208965
Name: codecs64
PackageBaseID: 40909
PackageBase: codecs64
Version: 20071007-1
Description: Non-linux native codec pack.
URL: http://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/dload.html
NumVotes: 202
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: fordprefect
Submitter: lfleischer
FirstSubmitted: 1284812802
LastModified: 1436357885
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/codecs64.tar.gz