libxcomp on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 29,2024

1. Install "libxcomp" 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 libxcomp on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall libxcomp on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1313798
Name: libxcomp
PackageBaseID: 177611
PackageBase: nx
Version: 3.5.99.27-3
Description: NX X compression library
URL: https://arctica-project.org
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0.668147
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: polygamma
Submitter: arojas
FirstSubmitted: 1648839853
LastModified: 1693834449
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/libxcomp.tar.gz