mozjpeg on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 03,2024

1. Install "mozjpeg" 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 mozjpeg on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall mozjpeg on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1314584
Name: mozjpeg
PackageBaseID: 97597
PackageBase: mozjpeg
Version: 4.1.4-1
Description: JPEG image codec with accelerated baseline decoding and superior encoding
URL: https://github.com/mozilla/mozjpeg
NumVotes: 30
Popularity: 0.452604
OutOfDate: 1698051591
Maintainer: afontenot
Submitter: afontenot
FirstSubmitted: 1439555189
LastModified: 1693953093
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mozjpeg.tar.gz