libzim8 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "libzim8" 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 libzim8 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall libzim8 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "libzim8" 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 libzim8's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/libzim8.git 
            
                        
                ~/libzim8
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/libzim8 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/libzim8
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libzim8 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1353430
Name: libzim8
PackageBaseID: 199574
PackageBase: libzim8
Version: 8.2.1-1
Description: Reference implementation of the ZIM specification by the openZIM project.
URL: https://github.com/openzim/libzim
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0.088821
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: doclai
Submitter: doclai
FirstSubmitted: 1700019049
LastModified: 1700019049
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/libzim8.tar.gz