xmms on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 10,2025

1. Install "xmms" 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 xmms on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xmms on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1216697
Name: xmms
PackageBaseID: 190723
PackageBase: xmms
Version: 1.2.11-1
Description: X Multimedia System (XMMS) is an audio player for Unix-like systems released under a free software license.
URL: https://www.xmms.org
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: mdominguez
Submitter: mdominguez
FirstSubmitted: 1677123359
LastModified: 1677123359
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xmms.tar.gz