pyzbar on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "pyzbar" 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 pyzbar on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall pyzbar on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1089260
Name: pyzbar
PackageBaseID: 140011
PackageBase: pyzbar
Version: 0.1.9-1
Description: A ctypes-based wrapper around the zbar barcode reader
URL: https://github.com/NaturalHistoryMuseum/pyzbar/
NumVotes: 5
Popularity: 0.542021
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: rafaelff
Submitter: alexzose
FirstSubmitted: 1551391213
LastModified: 1654225842
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/pyzbar.tar.gz