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

Last updated: February 08,2025

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


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


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


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


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

ID: 961582
Name: kicad-libraries-git
PackageBaseID: 169605
PackageBase: kicad-libraries-git
Version: 5.1.6.r235.g2f244c565-1
Description: KiCad footprint, symbol, template, and 3D libraries (branch: master)
URL: https://gitlab.com/kicad/libraries
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: simple
Submitter: simple
FirstSubmitted: 1628159888
LastModified: 1631769046
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/kicad-libraries-git.tar.gz