gvfs-mtp-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 17,2025

1. Install "gvfs-mtp-git" 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 gvfs-mtp-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                gvfs-mtp-git
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall gvfs-mtp-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                gvfs-mtp-git
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "gvfs-mtp-git" 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 gvfs-mtp-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 732004
Name: gvfs-mtp-git
PackageBaseID: 150022
PackageBase: gvfs-git
Version: 1.44.1+4+g94e12375-1
Description: Virtual filesystem implementation for GIO (MTP backend; Android, media player)
URL: https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/gvfs
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: tallero
Submitter: fisch02
FirstSubmitted: 1583843366
LastModified: 1588785424
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/gvfs-mtp-git.tar.gz