instaloader on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "instaloader" 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 instaloader on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                instaloader
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall instaloader on Arch using YAY


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


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


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

ID: 1384456
Name: instaloader
PackageBaseID: 127925
PackageBase: instaloader
Version: 4.10.3-1
Description: Command line tool to download pictures, videos and metadata from Instagram
URL: https://instaloader.github.io/
NumVotes: 27
Popularity: 1.282743
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Thammus
Submitter: Thammus
FirstSubmitted: 1513253627
LastModified: 1705044060
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/instaloader.tar.gz