binfmt_aout on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 13,2024

1. Install "binfmt_aout" 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 binfmt_aout on Arch using YAY


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


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


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


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

ID: 322087
Name: binfmt_aout
PackageBaseID: 83195
PackageBase: binfmt_aout
Version: 4.0-2
Description: binfmt_aout kernel module, for running an a.out binary format
URL: https://www.kernel.org
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1705582957
Maintainer: SebRmv
Submitter: SebRmv
FirstSubmitted: 1403355781
LastModified: 1468749898
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/binfmt_aout.tar.gz