snapcast on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "snapcast" 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 snapcast on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall snapcast on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1296787
Name: snapcast
PackageBaseID: 105380
PackageBase: snapcast
Version: 0.27.0-5
Description: Synchronous multi-room audio player
URL: https://github.com/badaix/snapcast
NumVotes: 34
Popularity: 0.010756
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: mogwai
Submitter: mogwai
FirstSubmitted: 1451683310
LastModified: 1690790105
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/snapcast.tar.gz