xv on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 21,2024

1. Install "xv" 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 xv on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xv on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1290150
Name: xv
PackageBaseID: 119029
PackageBase: xv
Version: 4.2.0-1
Description: A nice image viewer
URL: https://github.com/jasper-software/xv
NumVotes: 11
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: eugene
Submitter: City-busz
FirstSubmitted: 1485111323
LastModified: 1689591820
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xv.tar.gz