Complete Guide: Installing mkinitcpio-dropbear on Arch Linux 2025

1. Install "mkinitcpio-dropbear" package

This is a short guide on how to install mkinitcpio-dropbear on Arch Linux


    
        
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                sudo pacman -Sy
            
                    
    
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                sudo pacman -S
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "mkinitcpio-dropbear" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall mkinitcpio-dropbear on Arch Linux:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -Rcns
            
                        
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3. Information about the mkinitcpio-dropbear package on Arch Linux

Repository : extra
Name : mkinitcpio-dropbear
Version : 0.0.3-7
Description : hook to install and enable the dropbear daemon in early
userspace
Architecture : any
URL : https://github.com/grazzolini/mkinitcpio-dropbear
Licenses : GPL3
Groups : None
Provides : None
Depends On : dropbear psmisc
Optional Deps : mkinitcpio-netconf: Network interface configuration
mkinitcpio-ppp: PPP interface configuration
openssh: Allows the use of the same host keys used for normal
access
Conflicts With : None
Replaces : None
Download Size : 4.85 KiB
Installed Size : 4.35 KiB
Packager : Caleb Maclennan
Build Date : Tue Sep 12 11:32:10 2023
Validated By : MD5 Sum SHA-256 Sum Signature