mplayer-vaapi on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "mplayer-vaapi" 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 mplayer-vaapi on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                mplayer-vaapi
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall mplayer-vaapi on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                mplayer-vaapi
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "mplayer-vaapi" 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 mplayer-vaapi's git locally


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


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

ID: 1375214
Name: mplayer-vaapi
PackageBaseID: 91850
PackageBase: mplayer-vaapi
Version: 36265-20
Description: A movie player, compiled with vaapi support
URL: http://gitorious.org/vaapi/mplayer
NumVotes: 10
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1708848114
Maintainer: ryshglene
Submitter: foutrelis
FirstSubmitted: 1427978371
LastModified: 1703491641
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mplayer-vaapi.tar.gz