xawtv on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "xawtv" 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 xawtv on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xawtv on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1343846
Name: xawtv
PackageBaseID: 177609
PackageBase: xawtv
Version: 3.107-3
Description: A simple Xaw-based TV program which uses the bttv driver or video4linux
URL: https://linuxtv.org
NumVotes: 9
Popularity: 0.245237
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: andreas_baumann
Submitter: arojas
FirstSubmitted: 1648839507
LastModified: 1698568127
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xawtv.tar.gz