smartcam on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 25,2024

1. Install "smartcam" 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 smartcam on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S smartcam

* (Optional) Uninstall smartcam on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns smartcam

2. Manually Install "smartcam" via AUR

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

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

b. Clone smartcam's git locally

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

c. Go to ~/smartcam folder and install it

$ cd ~/smartcam $ makepkg -si

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