xscast-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 03,2025

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

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

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


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


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

ID: 320610
Name: xscast-git
PackageBaseID: 113479
PackageBase: xscast-git
Version: r14.1b22738-1
Description: screencasts of windows with keystrokes overlayed
URL: https://github.com/KeyboardFire/xscast
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1705577864
Maintainer: tckmn
Submitter: tckmn
FirstSubmitted: 1468293151
LastModified: 1468317070
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xscast-git.tar.gz