boot-to-windows on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 10,2024

1. Install "boot-to-windows" 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 boot-to-windows on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                boot-to-windows
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall boot-to-windows on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                boot-to-windows
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "boot-to-windows" 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 boot-to-windows's git locally


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


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

ID: 1205017
Name: boot-to-windows
PackageBaseID: 190060
PackageBase: boot-to-windows
Version: 1.0.2-1
Description: boot-to-windows command and .desktop shortcut. Do grub-reboot into Windows
URL:
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0.000257
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: svinerus
Submitter: svinerus
FirstSubmitted: 1675281488
LastModified: 1675281488
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/boot-to-windows.tar.gz