chkrootkit on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "chkrootkit" 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 chkrootkit on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall chkrootkit on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1423197
Name: chkrootkit
PackageBaseID: 144447
PackageBase: chkrootkit
Version: 0.58b-1
Description: Locally checks for signs of a rootkit
URL: http://www.chkrootkit.org/
NumVotes: 8
Popularity: 0.079193
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Maxr
Submitter: sanerb
FirstSubmitted: 1566316812
LastModified: 1709901940
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/chkrootkit.tar.gz