mkvtoolnix-qt5 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "mkvtoolnix-qt5" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)

$ sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si

b. Install mkvtoolnix-qt5 on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S mkvtoolnix-qt5

* (Optional) Uninstall mkvtoolnix-qt5 on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns mkvtoolnix-qt5

2. Manually Install "mkvtoolnix-qt5" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:

$ sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git

b. Clone mkvtoolnix-qt5's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/mkvtoolnix-qt5.git ~/mkvtoolnix-qt5

c. Go to ~/mkvtoolnix-qt5 folder and install it

$ cd ~/mkvtoolnix-qt5 $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the mkvtoolnix-qt5 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1383467
Name: mkvtoolnix-qt5
PackageBaseID: 188229
PackageBase: mkvtoolnix-qt5
Version: 81.0-1
Description: Matroska tools (Qt5 version)
URL: https://mkvtoolnix.download/
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0.002096
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: ObserverOfTime
Submitter: ObserverOfTime
FirstSubmitted: 1669459835
LastModified: 1704885985
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mkvtoolnix-qt5.tar.gz