fbcat on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "fbcat" 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 fbcat on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall fbcat on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 985430
Name: fbcat
PackageBaseID: 47457
PackageBase: fbcat
Version: 0.5.2-3
Description: Framebuffer screenshot tool
URL: https://github.com/jwilk/fbcat
NumVotes: 18
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1300255809
LastModified: 1636334062
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/fbcat.tar.gz