libvlc on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 04,2025

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

1. Install "libvlc" 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 libvlc on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall libvlc on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 578769
Name: libvlc
PackageBaseID: 132119
PackageBase: libvlc
Version: 5.6.0-5
Description: The VLC library not bundled with VLC so one can use things depending on the lib without installing VLC
URL: https://www.videolan.org/LibVLC/
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1659806456
Maintainer: E5ten
FirstSubmitted: 1525560920
LastModified: 1548041318
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/libvlc.tar.gz