smartcam on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: September 20,2024

1. Install "smartcam" 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 smartcam on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall smartcam on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 726856
Name: smartcam
PackageBaseID: 152028
PackageBase: smartcam
Version: 1.4.0-17
Description: utility that turns a Symbian or Android phones with bluetooth or wifi and camera into a handy webcam ready to use with your PC
URL: http://smartcam.sourceforge.net/
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: mirh
Submitter: mirh
FirstSubmitted: 1587924268
LastModified: 1587924268
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/smartcam.tar.gz