ffx264 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "ffx264" 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 ffx264 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall ffx264 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "ffx264" 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 ffx264's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/ffx264.git 
            
                        
                ~/ffx264
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/ffx264 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/ffx264
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ffx264 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1418807
Name: ffx264
PackageBaseID: 115252
PackageBase: ffx264
Version: 4.2.0-1
Description: a small yet quite capable shell script for encoding video files to the H.264 video format using ffmpeg and libx264.
URL: https://ffx264.teambelgium.net/
NumVotes: 5
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: bhoppi
Submitter: bhoppi
FirstSubmitted: 1473000969
LastModified: 1709283435
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/ffx264.tar.gz