vdr-mplayer on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "vdr-mplayer" 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 vdr-mplayer on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                vdr-mplayer
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall vdr-mplayer on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                vdr-mplayer
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "vdr-mplayer" 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 vdr-mplayer's git locally


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


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

ID: 1394402
Name: vdr-mplayer
PackageBaseID: 90856
PackageBase: vdr-mp3
Version: 0.10.4-6
Description: Call MPlayer for playback of video
URL: https://github.com/vdr-projects/vdr-plugin-mp3
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: CReimer
Submitter: CReimer
FirstSubmitted: 1424862201
LastModified: 1706478572
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/vdr-mplayer.tar.gz