scale2x on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 27,2024

1. Install "scale2x" 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 scale2x on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall scale2x on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "scale2x" 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 scale2x's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/scale2x.git 
            
                        
                ~/scale2x
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/scale2x folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/scale2x
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the scale2x package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 975502
Name: scale2x
PackageBaseID: 12980
PackageBase: scale2x
Version: 4.0-1
Description: Bitmap scaling algorithm that improves the resolution of a PNG
URL: http://scale2x.sourceforge.net/
NumVotes: 10
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: ConnorBehan
Submitter: ConnorBehan
FirstSubmitted: 1189810619
LastModified: 1634445629
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/scale2x.tar.gz