ffxvid on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "ffxvid" 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 ffxvid on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall ffxvid on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1418809
Name: ffxvid
PackageBaseID: 122331
PackageBase: ffxvid
Version: 1.8.0-1
Description: a small yet quite capable shell script for encoding video files to the MPEG4 Part 2/Xvid video format using ffmpeg.
URL: https://ffxvid.teambelgium.net/
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: bhoppi
Submitter: bhoppi
FirstSubmitted: 1494737938
LastModified: 1709283625
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/ffxvid.tar.gz