mediascan on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 26,2024

1. Install "mediascan" 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 mediascan on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall mediascan on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1367422
Name: mediascan
PackageBaseID: 200434
PackageBase: mediascan
Version: 1-2
Description: Scan a directory for media files using Android media library.
URL: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/mediascan
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0.419276
OutOfDate: 1705046008
Maintainer: truocolo
Submitter: truocolo
FirstSubmitted: 1702211152
LastModified: 1702217590
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mediascan.tar.gz