bfgminer on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "bfgminer" 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 bfgminer on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall bfgminer on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1070121
Name: bfgminer
PackageBaseID: 166542
PackageBase: bfgminer
Version: 5.5.0-4
Description: Bitcoin miner featuring overclocking, monitoring, fan speed control and remote management. For FPGA/GPU/CPU Bitcoin mining.
URL: https://bitcointalk.org/?topic=877081
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 2.0E-6
OutOfDate: 1684675990
Maintainer:
Submitter: arojas
FirstSubmitted: 1620464473
LastModified: 1650586054
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/bfgminer.tar.gz