fim on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 23,2025

1. Install "fim" 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 fim on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall fim on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1413274
Name: fim
PackageBaseID: 15407
PackageBase: fim
Version: 0.7-2
Description: FIM (Fbi IMproved) is a highly customizable and scriptable image viewer.
URL: https://www.nongnu.org/fbi-improved/
NumVotes: 28
Popularity: 0.007869
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: meanjollies
Submitter: Dragonlord
FirstSubmitted: 1204131743
LastModified: 1708528805
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/fim.tar.gz