How To Install DaVinci Resolve 16.1 on Manjaro

Method 1:

This is likely the more common way to install Davinci Resolve 16.1 on Manjaro. Just head over to the official Blackmagic site  to guarantee yourself the latest and greatest version of DaVinci  Resolve. From there, you can register and download the latest .zip file.  Once you unzip, the installation is pretty easy, just execute the file  named “DaVinci_Resolve_{yourVersionNumber}_Linux.run”. That’ll launch an  installation wizard that will walk you through the terms and  conditions, licensing agreements, and installation process. The only catch with this method is that there’s a chance you might  not have all the required dependencies in order to run Resolve on your  machine. In order to avoid this… I’d recommend the second method. 

Method 2: 

Use the user-created AUR package.  This can’t be found inside the “Add/Remove Software” program that comes  with Manjaro, as it’s not an officially supported repository. However,  as of the writing of this post, it’s up-to-date and appears to be pretty  well maintained. To install DaVinci Resolve 16.1 on Manjaro using this  method, there is one prerequisite. You’ll need a group of packages  called base-devel and git. To install these, just run: sudo pacman -Syu base-devel git You’ll be prompted for your password, and pacman will automatically  go and grab all the required packages you need. Once that’s done, go to  the official AUR package page and find the GIT Clone URL (usually linked at near the top of the page on the left). 

Copy that link, because you’ll need it in just a second. Next, create a new folder in your home directory called Programs, and inside Programs, create a new folder called DavinciResolve. Next, open a terminal window in your newly created DavinciResolve folder, and type git clone and paste that URL you copied earlier like so: 

git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/davinci-resolve/

Once you hit enter, you’ll create a copy of the AUR repository on  your machine. Inside your folder, there should be a file called PKGBUILD just for peace of mind, you can optionally run less PKGBUILD  to take a look at the script, just to make sure that you’re pulling  official copies of Davinci Resolve 16.1 from Blackmagic’s official  website. Once you see the official URL in the code, you’re ready for the  final step! To build and install DiVinci Resolve 16.1 on Manjaro, all you need to do now is run makepkg -si. That will begin building resolve, -s to sync your local repositories with the remote ones, and -i to install the packages once you’ve built them. And that’s it! You’re now running Davinci Resolve 16.1 on Manjaro. Have fun!