libwebm on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "libwebm" 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 libwebm on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall libwebm on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1284778
Name: libwebm
PackageBaseID: 164029
PackageBase: libwebm
Version: 1.0.0.30-1
Description: WebM video file parser
URL: https://www.webmproject.org/
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 2.0E-6
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Zrax
Submitter: Zrax
FirstSubmitted: 1614967397
LastModified: 1688754124
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/libwebm.tar.gz