createvm on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "createvm" 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 createvm on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall createvm on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 898344
Name: createvm
PackageBaseID: 28328
PackageBase: createvm
Version: 0.5-2
Description: Script to create VMware virtual machine
URL: https://github.com/beeman/createvm.sh
NumVotes: 8
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter: ndowens
FirstSubmitted: 1247683602
LastModified: 1619486957
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/createvm.tar.gz