x264-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "x264-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 x264-git on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall x264-git on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "x264-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 x264-git's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/x264-git.git 
            
                        
                ~/x264-git
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/x264-git folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/x264-git
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the x264-git package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 854083
Name: x264-git
PackageBaseID: 15774
PackageBase: x264-git
Version: 161.r3042.gb3aadb76-1
Description: Open Source H.264/AVC video encoder (git version)
URL: https://www.videolan.org/developers/x264.html
NumVotes: 238
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: dbermond
Submitter: pressh
FirstSubmitted: 1205831152
LastModified: 1611786696
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/x264-git.tar.gz