fbdump on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 06,2025

1. Install "fbdump" 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 fbdump on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall fbdump on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1234867
Name: fbdump
PackageBaseID: 192150
PackageBase: fbdump
Version: 0.4.2-6
Description: captures the contents of the visible portion of the Linux framebuffer to stdout
URL: https://www.rcdrummond.net/fbdump/
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0.001426
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: JstKddng
Submitter: arojas
FirstSubmitted: 1680336636
LastModified: 1680336636
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/fbdump.tar.gz