kicad-footprints-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 03,2025

1. Install "kicad-footprints-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 kicad-footprints-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                kicad-footprints-git
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall kicad-footprints-git on Arch using YAY


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


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


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

ID: 848096
Name: kicad-footprints-git
PackageBaseID: 129216
PackageBase: kicad-footprints-git
Version: 5.1.6.r202.g2ba0d5cb6-1
Description: Official KiCad Footprint Libraries for KiCad from git
URL: https://gitlab.com/kicad/libraries/kicad-footprints
NumVotes: 6
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: greyltc
Submitter: fredericva
FirstSubmitted: 1516023112
LastModified: 1610819101
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/kicad-footprints-git.tar.gz