libfreenect2 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "libfreenect2" 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 libfreenect2 on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                libfreenect2
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall libfreenect2 on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                libfreenect2
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "libfreenect2" 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 libfreenect2's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/libfreenect2.git 
            
                        
                ~/libfreenect2
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/libfreenect2 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/libfreenect2
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libfreenect2 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1354270
Name: libfreenect2
PackageBaseID: 104062
PackageBase: libfreenect2
Version: 0.2.1-4
Description: Open source drivers for the Kinect for Windows v2
URL: http://openkinect.org
NumVotes: 9
Popularity: 1.0E-6
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: grandchild
Submitter: de-vries
FirstSubmitted: 1449077168
LastModified: 1700150471
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/libfreenect2.tar.gz