vlc-media-context on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 13,2024

1. Install "vlc-media-context" 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-media-context on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                vlc-media-context
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall vlc-media-context on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                vlc-media-context
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "vlc-media-context" 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-media-context's git locally


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


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

ID: 518131
Name: vlc-media-context
PackageBaseID: 50423
PackageBase: vlc-media-context
Version: 0.8.1-1
Description: Displays contextual information about the currently playing media
URL: http://addons.videolan.org/content/show.php/Media+Context?content=143241
NumVotes: 11
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Xavion
Submitter: Xavion
FirstSubmitted: 1309736605
LastModified: 1528601158
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/vlc-media-context.tar.gz