xvst on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "xvst" 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 xvst on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xvst on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1156926
Name: xvst
PackageBaseID: 15290
PackageBase: xvst
Version: 2.5.2-1
Description: GUI tool for downloading videos from sites like YouTube, GoogleVideo etc.
URL: http://xviservicethief.sourceforge.net
NumVotes: 87
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1706732950
Maintainer: bradpitcher
Submitter: jachymb
FirstSubmitted: 1203503995
LastModified: 1666669826
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xvst.tar.gz