libcec3 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "libcec3" 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 libcec3 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall libcec3 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "libcec3" 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 libcec3's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/libcec3.git 
            
                        
                ~/libcec3
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/libcec3 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/libcec3
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libcec3 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 385347
Name: libcec3
PackageBaseID: 117401
PackageBase: libcec3
Version: 3.1.0-1
Description: Pulse-Eight's libcec for the Pulse-Eight USB-CEC adapter
URL: http://libcec.pulse-eight.com/
NumVotes: 5
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1707156201
Maintainer:
Submitter: degeberg
FirstSubmitted: 1480359422
LastModified: 1487405625
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/libcec3.tar.gz