heif on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 26,2024

1. Install "heif" 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 heif on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall heif on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1050874
Name: heif
PackageBaseID: 123197
PackageBase: heif
Version: 3.6.2-2
Description: High Efficiency Image File Format
URL: https://nokiatech.github.io/heif/
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: bialy
Submitter: freswa
FirstSubmitted: 1496847574
LastModified: 1647258978
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/heif.tar.gz