bfgminer-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 25,2024

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


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                bfgminer-git
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall bfgminer-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                bfgminer-git
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "bfgminer-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 bfgminer-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 1135407
Name: bfgminer-git
PackageBaseID: 168903
PackageBase: bfgminer-git
Version: 5.5.0.r34.g866fd36f-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: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: ZhangHua
Submitter: ZhangHua
FirstSubmitted: 1626267397
LastModified: 1662388497
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/bfgminer-git.tar.gz