zbar-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 26,2024

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

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

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


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


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

ID: 1412398
Name: zbar-git
PackageBaseID: 73449
PackageBase: zbar-git
Version: 0.23.93.r2.ga549566-1
Description: Application and library for reading bar codes from various sources
URL: https://github.com/mchehab/zbar
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: tytan652
Submitter: vbmithr
FirstSubmitted: 1379087900
LastModified: 1708423587
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/zbar-git.tar.gz