pngcodec on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "pngcodec" 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 pngcodec on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall pngcodec on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 657786
Name: pngcodec
PackageBaseID: 40519
PackageBase: pngcodec
Version: r15435-2
Description: Tool to add meta-data to PNG files
URL: http://wiki.openttd.org/PNGCodec
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1283554656
LastModified: 1571547387
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/pngcodec.tar.gz