boringtun on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "boringtun" 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 boringtun on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall boringtun on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1333773
Name: boringtun
PackageBaseID: 176717
PackageBase: boringtun
Version: 0.5.2-3
Description: Userspace WireGuard implementation in Rust
URL: https://github.com/cloudflare/boringtun
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Chocobo1
Submitter: Chocobo1
FirstSubmitted: 1646743651
LastModified: 1697266999
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/boringtun.tar.gz