scanbd on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "scanbd" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)

$ sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si

b. Install scanbd on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S scanbd

* (Optional) Uninstall scanbd on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns scanbd

2. Manually Install "scanbd" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:

$ sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git

b. Clone scanbd's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/scanbd.git ~/scanbd

c. Go to ~/scanbd folder and install it

$ cd ~/scanbd $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the scanbd package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 744497
Name: scanbd
PackageBaseID: 67292
PackageBase: scanbd
Version: 1.5.1-5
Description: Scanner button daemon looking for scanner button pressed
URL: http://scanbd.sourceforge.net/
NumVotes: 11
Popularity: 0.001354
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
FirstSubmitted: 1361043371
LastModified: 1590764333
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/scanbd.tar.gz