kmplayer on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "kmplayer" 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 kmplayer on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall kmplayer on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1179037
Name: kmplayer
PackageBaseID: 188518
PackageBase: kmplayer
Version: 0.12.0.b-4
Description: Video player plugin for Konqueror and basic MPlayer/Xine/ffmpeg/ffserver/VDR frontend for KDE
URL: https://kmplayer.kde.org
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0.000168
OutOfDate: 1708968956
Maintainer: eclairevoyant
Submitter: arojas
FirstSubmitted: 1670348663
LastModified: 1670348663
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/kmplayer.tar.gz