xf86-video-mga on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "xf86-video-mga" 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 xf86-video-mga on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                xf86-video-mga
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall xf86-video-mga on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                xf86-video-mga
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "xf86-video-mga" 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 xf86-video-mga's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/xf86-video-mga.git 
            
                        
                ~/xf86-video-mga
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/xf86-video-mga folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/xf86-video-mga
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the xf86-video-mga package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1119604
Name: xf86-video-mga
PackageBaseID: 128065
PackageBase: xf86-video-mga
Version: 2.0.1-2
Description: X.org mga video driver
URL: https://xorg.freedesktop.org/
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: pingplug
Submitter: pingplug
FirstSubmitted: 1513747975
LastModified: 1659233848
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xf86-video-mga.tar.gz