mpv-plugin-xrandr on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 16,2024

1. Install "mpv-plugin-xrandr" 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-plugin-xrandr on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                mpv-plugin-xrandr
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall mpv-plugin-xrandr on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                mpv-plugin-xrandr
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "mpv-plugin-xrandr" 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-plugin-xrandr's git locally


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


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

ID: 604624
Name: mpv-plugin-xrandr
PackageBaseID: 103232
PackageBase: mpv-plugin-xrandr
Version: r21.af6c335-1
Description: Makes mpv automatically invoke the xrandr tool to set the best suitable parameters for the display output
URL: https://github.com/lvml/mpv-plugin-xrandr
NumVotes: 5
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: blackhole
Submitter: blackhole
FirstSubmitted: 1447312701
LastModified: 1555495001
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mpv-plugin-xrandr.tar.gz