chkboot on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 23,2025

1. Install "chkboot" 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 chkboot on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall chkboot on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 604528
Name: chkboot
PackageBaseID: 56934
PackageBase: chkboot
Version: 1.3-1
Description: Create hashes of all files under /boot and warns the user if they are modified
URL: https://github.com/grazzolini/chkboot
NumVotes: 16
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: grazzolini
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1329987350
LastModified: 1555450905
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/chkboot.tar.gz