giflib4 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 23,2024

1. Install "giflib4" 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 giflib4 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall giflib4 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "giflib4" 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 giflib4's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/giflib4.git 
            
                        
                ~/giflib4
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/giflib4 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/giflib4
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the giflib4 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1344062
Name: giflib4
PackageBaseID: 105890
PackageBase: giflib4
Version: 4.2.3-1
Description: A library for reading and writing gif images (version 4)
URL: http://sourceforge.net/projects/giflib/
NumVotes: 5
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: jose1711
Submitter: jose1711
FirstSubmitted: 1452375504
LastModified: 1698607355
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/giflib4.tar.gz