ffmpeg-compat-59 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "ffmpeg-compat-59" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)

$ sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si

b. Install ffmpeg-compat-59 on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S ffmpeg-compat-59

* (Optional) Uninstall ffmpeg-compat-59 on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns ffmpeg-compat-59

2. Manually Install "ffmpeg-compat-59" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:

$ sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git

b. Clone ffmpeg-compat-59's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/ffmpeg-compat-59.git ~/ffmpeg-compat-59

c. Go to ~/ffmpeg-compat-59 folder and install it

$ cd ~/ffmpeg-compat-59 $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the ffmpeg-compat-59 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1033471
Name: ffmpeg-compat-59
PackageBaseID: 175787
PackageBase: ffmpeg-compat-59
Version: 5.0-1
Description: Compatibility package for ffmpeg to provide versions 59 of libavcodec, libavdevice and libavformat, not anymore provided by ffmpeg-git
URL: http://ffmpeg.org/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1650197457
Maintainer: Eximius
FirstSubmitted: 1644326393
LastModified: 1644326393
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/ffmpeg-compat-59.tar.gz