cvmfs on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "cvmfs" 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 cvmfs on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall cvmfs on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1359069
Name: cvmfs
PackageBaseID: 44262
PackageBase: cvmfs
Version: 2.11.2-1
Description: A client-server file system implemented in FUSE and developed to deliver software distributions onto virtual machines in a fast, scalable, and reliable way.
URL: http://cernvm.cern.ch/portal/filesystem
NumVotes: 11
Popularity: 4.7E-5
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: fsiegert
Submitter: bins
FirstSubmitted: 1291816740
LastModified: 1700812256
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/cvmfs.tar.gz