libsixel on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 02,2025

Deprecated! Installation of this package may no longer be supported.

1. Install "libsixel" 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 libsixel on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall libsixel on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1002570
Name: libsixel
PackageBaseID: 115952
PackageBase: libsixel
Version: 1.10.3-4
Description: provides a codec for DEC SIXEL graphics, and some converter programs
URL: https://github.com/libsixel/libsixel
NumVotes: 26
Popularity: 0.483682
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: BrainDamage
FirstSubmitted: 1475602778
LastModified: 1639411118
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/libsixel.tar.gz