freeme2 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "freeme2" 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 freeme2 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall freeme2 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "freeme2" 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 freeme2's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/freeme2.git 
            
                        
                ~/freeme2
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/freeme2 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/freeme2
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the freeme2 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 517058
Name: freeme2
PackageBaseID: 15011
PackageBase: freeme2
Version: 0.4-3
Description: It strips wm-drm protection from wmv/asf/wma files as well as video/audio streams.
URL: http://sourceforge.net/projects/freeme2/
NumVotes: 44
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: 3ED_0
Submitter: 3ED_0
FirstSubmitted: 1201911869
LastModified: 1528276034
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/freeme2.tar.gz