opencv2 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: July 03,2024

1. Install "opencv2" 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 opencv2 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall opencv2 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "opencv2" 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 opencv2's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/opencv2.git 
            
                        
                ~/opencv2
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/opencv2 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/opencv2
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the opencv2 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1372002
Name: opencv2
PackageBaseID: 110547
PackageBase: opencv2
Version: 2.4.13.7-5
Description: Open Source Computer Vision Library (version 2.x)
URL: https://opencv.org/
NumVotes: 28
Popularity: 0.255098
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: dbermond
Submitter: reisub
FirstSubmitted: 1461591354
LastModified: 1702936044
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/opencv2.tar.gz