libpng-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 04,2025

1. Install "libpng-git" 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 libpng-git on Arch using YAY

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

2. Manually Install "libpng-git" 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 libpng-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 1281812
Name: libpng-git
PackageBaseID: 124953
PackageBase: libpng-git
Version: 1.6.40.r0.gf135775ad-1
Description: The official PNG reference library
URL: http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/libpng.html
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Chocobo1
Submitter: Chocobo1
FirstSubmitted: 1503295714
LastModified: 1688281860
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/libpng-git.tar.gz