certgen on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 04,2025

1. Install "certgen" 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 certgen on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall certgen on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1173352
Name: certgen
PackageBaseID: 188132
PackageBase: certgen
Version: 1.2.1-1
Description: A dead simple tool to generate self signed certificates
URL: https://github.com/minio/certgen
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: steiny
Submitter: steiny
FirstSubmitted: 1669203765
LastModified: 1669203765
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/certgen.tar.gz