libfreenect-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: July 03,2024

1. Install "libfreenect-git" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)

$ sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si

b. Install libfreenect-git on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S libfreenect-git

* (Optional) Uninstall libfreenect-git on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns libfreenect-git

2. Manually Install "libfreenect-git" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:

$ sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git

b. Clone libfreenect-git's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/libfreenect-git.git ~/libfreenect-git

c. Go to ~/libfreenect-git folder and install it

$ cd ~/libfreenect-git $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the libfreenect-git package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1323026
Name: libfreenect-git
PackageBaseID: 43763
PackageBase: libfreenect-git
Version: v0.7.0.r0.g0f8d11e-1
Description: Drivers and libraries for the Xbox Kinect device on Linux
URL: http://openkinect.org
NumVotes: 26
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1699991526
Maintainer: RogueGirl
Submitter: Sandmann
FirstSubmitted: 1290293900
LastModified: 1695409610
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/libfreenect-git.tar.gz