python-picamera on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 04,2025

1. Install "python-picamera" 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 python-picamera on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                python-picamera
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall python-picamera on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                python-picamera
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "python-picamera" 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 python-picamera's git locally


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


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

ID: 658346
Name: python-picamera
PackageBaseID: 90545
PackageBase: python-picamera
Version: 1.13-3
Description: pure Python interface to the Raspberry Pi camera module
URL: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/picamera/
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1699338369
Maintainer: TrialnError
Submitter: jpike
FirstSubmitted: 1424137663
LastModified: 1571691871
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/python-picamera.tar.gz