ffdesktop on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 26,2024

1. Install "ffdesktop" 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 ffdesktop on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall ffdesktop on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 904187
Name: ffdesktop
PackageBaseID: 166506
PackageBase: ffdesktop
Version: 1.1-2
Description: Redirect the desktop on X11 to a virtual webcam
URL: https://github.com/Benni3D/ffdesktop
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: BenniTec
Submitter: BenniTec
FirstSubmitted: 1620420192
LastModified: 1620481850
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/ffdesktop.tar.gz