libfreenect on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "libfreenect" 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 libfreenect on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                libfreenect
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall libfreenect on Arch using YAY


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


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


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

ID: 1298888
Name: libfreenect
PackageBaseID: 64183
PackageBase: libfreenect
Version: 0.7.0-2
Description: Drivers and libraries for the Xbox Kinect device on Linux
URL: https://github.com/OpenKinect/libfreenect
NumVotes: 5
Popularity: 0.028341
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: tytan652
Submitter: Sandmann
FirstSubmitted: 1351712463
LastModified: 1691135162
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/libfreenect.tar.gz