python2-zbar on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 06,2025

1. Install "python2-zbar" 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 python2-zbar on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                python2-zbar
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall python2-zbar on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                python2-zbar
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "python2-zbar" 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 python2-zbar's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/python2-zbar.git 
            
                        
                ~/python2-zbar
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/python2-zbar folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/python2-zbar
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the python2-zbar package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 887980
Name: python2-zbar
PackageBaseID: 150879
PackageBase: python2-zbar
Version: 0.23.90-1
Description: Application and library for reading bar codes from various sources
URL: https://github.com/mchehab/zbar
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: ValHue
Submitter: ValHue
FirstSubmitted: 1585558839
LastModified: 1617617204
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/python2-zbar.tar.gz