vlc-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: April 29,2024

1. Install "vlc-git" 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 vlc-git on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall vlc-git on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "vlc-git" 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 vlc-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 1406733
Name: vlc-git
PackageBaseID: 16084
PackageBase: vlc-git
Version: 4.0.0.r27672.gf030c94478-1
Description: Multi-platform MPEG, VCD/DVD, and DivX player
URL: https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc
NumVotes: 206
Popularity: 1.06467
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: xiota
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1207052076
LastModified: 1707509172
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/vlc-git.tar.gz