directxtex on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 03,2025

1. Install "directxtex" 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 directxtex on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall directxtex on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1378880
Name: directxtex
PackageBaseID: 190132
PackageBase: directxtex
Version: 2.0.2-1
Description: Texture processing library
URL: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=248926
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Vaporeon
Submitter: Vaporeon
FirstSubmitted: 1675508327
LastModified: 1704195852
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/directxtex.tar.gz