plex-media-server on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "plex-media-server" 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 plex-media-server on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                plex-media-server
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall plex-media-server on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                plex-media-server
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "plex-media-server" 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 plex-media-server's git locally


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


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

ID: 1427323
Name: plex-media-server
PackageBaseID: 86555
PackageBase: plex-media-server
Version: 1.40.1.8227-1
Description: The back-end media server component of Plex.
URL: https://plex.tv/
NumVotes: 351
Popularity: 2.96754
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Maintainer: fryfrog
Submitter: alucryd
FirstSubmitted: 1413324680
LastModified: 1710449018
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/plex-media-server.tar.gz