libkml on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "libkml" 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 libkml on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall libkml on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 421849
Name: libkml
PackageBaseID: 42242
PackageBase: libkml
Version: 1.3.0-0
Description: A KML library written in C++ with bindings to other languages
URL: https://github.com/libkml/libkml
NumVotes: 8
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: geosam
Submitter: zag
FirstSubmitted: 1288181260
LastModified: 1498175659
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/libkml.tar.gz