mkvtool on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 21,2024

1. Install "mkvtool" 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 mkvtool on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall mkvtool on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1384989
Name: mkvtool
PackageBaseID: 172265
PackageBase: mkvtool
Version: 4.3.7-1
Description: Automatic fonts subset tool.
URL: https://github.com/MkvAutoSubset/MkvAutoSubset
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 1.0E-6
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: MineralwaterXu
Submitter: MineralwaterXu
FirstSubmitted: 1634887602
LastModified: 1705136375
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mkvtool.tar.gz