cmospwd on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "cmospwd" 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 cmospwd on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall cmospwd on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 399366
Name: cmospwd
PackageBaseID: 32859
PackageBase: cmospwd
Version: 5.0-1
Description: Decrypts password stored in CMOS used to access BIOS setup.
URL: http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/CmosPwd
NumVotes: 26
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: lfleischer
Submitter: lfleischer
FirstSubmitted: 1260668022
LastModified: 1491575292
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/cmospwd.tar.gz