cryptboot on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 26,2024

1. Install "cryptboot" 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 cryptboot on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall cryptboot on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1285689
Name: cryptboot
PackageBaseID: 115270
PackageBase: cryptboot
Version: 1.2.1-2
Description: Encrypted boot partition manager with UEFI Secure Boot support
URL: https://github.com/kmille/cryptboot
NumVotes: 12
Popularity: 0.000103
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: kmille
Submitter: Mikos
FirstSubmitted: 1473077863
LastModified: 1688923456
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/cryptboot.tar.gz