fbcat-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 24,2024

1. Install "fbcat-git" 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-git on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall fbcat-git on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1103395
Name: fbcat-git
PackageBaseID: 128535
PackageBase: fbcat-git
Version: 0.5.2.r3.gb5d3fe6-1
Description: Framebuffer screenshot tool
URL: https://github.com/jwilk/fbcat
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter: tuckerboniface
FirstSubmitted: 1514757854
LastModified: 1656184003
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/fbcat-git.tar.gz