consolekit on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 16,2025

1. Install "consolekit" 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 consolekit on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall consolekit on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1302526
Name: consolekit
PackageBaseID: 74515
PackageBase: consolekit
Version: 1.2.6-4
Description: A framework for defining and tracking users, login sessions, and seats
URL: https://github.com/ConsoleKit2/ConsoleKit2
NumVotes: 12
Popularity: 0.077027
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: picokan
Submitter: artoo
FirstSubmitted: 1382055247
LastModified: 1691778286
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/consolekit.tar.gz