mpv-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 30,2024

1. Install "mpv-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 mpv-git on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall mpv-git on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "mpv-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 mpv-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 1372819
Name: mpv-git
PackageBaseID: 65186
PackageBase: mpv-git
Version: 0.37.0_114_g17be6e1990-1
Description: Video player based on MPlayer/mplayer2 (git version)
URL: https://mpv.io
NumVotes: 225
Popularity: 0.449119
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: qmega
Submitter: rpolzer
FirstSubmitted: 1354612897
LastModified: 1703062488
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mpv-git.tar.gz