nvenc on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 04,2025

1. Install "nvenc" 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 nvenc on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall nvenc on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1426498
Name: nvenc
PackageBaseID: 176013
PackageBase: nvenc
Version: 7.46-1
Description: NVIDIA Video Codec based command line encoder
URL: https://github.com/rigaya/NVEnc
NumVotes: 5
Popularity: 0.166555
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: npreining
Submitter: npreining
FirstSubmitted: 1644888648
LastModified: 1710339722
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/nvenc.tar.gz