mtkbabel on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 05,2024

1. Install "mtkbabel" 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 mtkbabel on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall mtkbabel on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 661071
Name: mtkbabel
PackageBaseID: 24678
PackageBase: mtkbabel
Version: 0.8.4-1
Description: Operation software for GPS devices based on the MediaTek MTK chipset
URL: http://mtkbabel.sourceforge.net
NumVotes: 10
Popularity: 0.024572
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: alcros
Submitter: notizblock
FirstSubmitted: 1237026073
LastModified: 1572384322
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mtkbabel.tar.gz