imgcat on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 16,2024

1. Install "imgcat" 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 imgcat on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall imgcat on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 823983
Name: imgcat
PackageBaseID: 159133
PackageBase: imgcat
Version: 1.2.0-2
Description: Output images as RGB ANSI graphics on the terminal
URL: https://github.com/trashhalo/imgcat
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 4.0E-5
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: orhun
Submitter: orhun
FirstSubmitted: 1603645857
LastModified: 1606319354
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/imgcat.tar.gz