screencast on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "screencast" 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 screencast on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall screencast on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 793970
Name: screencast
PackageBaseID: 119721
PackageBase: screencast
Version: 1.6.0-1
Description: Command line interface to record a X11 desktop
URL: https://github.com/dbermond/screencast/
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: dbermond
Submitter: dbermond
FirstSubmitted: 1486943679
LastModified: 1600545146
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/screencast.tar.gz