manim on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: March 11,2025

1. Install "manim" 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 manim on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall manim on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1359973
Name: manim
PackageBaseID: 159105
PackageBase: manimce
Version: 0.18.0-1
Description: Animation engine for explanatory math videos (community edition).
URL: https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim
NumVotes: 8
Popularity: 0.369108
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: groctel
Submitter: groctel
FirstSubmitted: 1603549760
LastModified: 1700996370
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/manim.tar.gz