mkvtoolnix-qt5 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 08,2024

1. Install "mkvtoolnix-qt5" 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 mkvtoolnix-qt5 on Arch using YAY


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


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                mkvtoolnix-qt5
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "mkvtoolnix-qt5" 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 mkvtoolnix-qt5's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/mkvtoolnix-qt5.git 
            
                        
                ~/mkvtoolnix-qt5
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/mkvtoolnix-qt5 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/mkvtoolnix-qt5
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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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