mplayer2-build-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 16,2024

1. Install "mplayer2-build-git" 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 mplayer2-build-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                mplayer2-build-git
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall mplayer2-build-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                mplayer2-build-git
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "mplayer2-build-git" 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 mplayer2-build-git's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/mplayer2-build-git.git 
            
                        
                ~/mplayer2-build-git
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/mplayer2-build-git folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/mplayer2-build-git
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the mplayer2-build-git package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1334987
Name: mplayer2-build-git
PackageBaseID: 56629
PackageBase: mplayer2-build-git
Version: 2.0.728.g2c378c71a-2
Description: A movie player for linux (uses statically linked libav). (GIT version)
URL: http://www.mplayer2.org/
NumVotes: 7
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: sl1pkn07
Submitter: sl1pkn07
FirstSubmitted: 1329091436
LastModified: 1697469559
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mplayer2-build-git.tar.gz