libcava on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: October 05,2024

1. Install "libcava" 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 libcava on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall libcava on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1346822
Name: libcava
PackageBaseID: 198676
PackageBase: libcava
Version: 0.9.1-2
Description: Fork to provide cava as a shared library, e.g. used by waybar. Cava is not provided as executable.
URL: https://github.com/LukashonakV/cava
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 1.33054
OutOfDate: 1709512592
Maintainer: mutoroglin
Submitter: mutoroglin
FirstSubmitted: 1697624843
LastModified: 1699005468
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/libcava.tar.gz