autofs on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 03,2024

1. Install "autofs" 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 autofs on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall autofs on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1364083
Name: autofs
PackageBaseID: 166541
PackageBase: autofs
Version: 5.1.9-1
Description: A kernel-based automounter for Linux
URL: https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/daemons/autofs/
NumVotes: 38
Popularity: 2.442621
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: ava1ar
Submitter: arojas
FirstSubmitted: 1620464336
LastModified: 1701660334
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/autofs.tar.gz