containernet-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: March 10,2025

1. Install "containernet-git" 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 containernet-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                containernet-git
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall containernet-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                containernet-git
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "containernet-git" 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 containernet-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 1356518
Name: containernet-git
PackageBaseID: 128391
PackageBase: containernet-git
Version: 3.1.r416.g31eeb75-1
Description: Mininet fork adding support for container-based emulated hosts
URL: https://github.com/containernet/containernet
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: kyechou
Submitter: xschlef
FirstSubmitted: 1514287213
LastModified: 1700537217
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/containernet-git.tar.gz