dhcpcd8 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "dhcpcd8" 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 dhcpcd8 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall dhcpcd8 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "dhcpcd8" 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 dhcpcd8's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/dhcpcd8.git 
            
                        
                ~/dhcpcd8
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/dhcpcd8 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/dhcpcd8
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dhcpcd8 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1260674
Name: dhcpcd8
PackageBaseID: 170557
PackageBase: dhcpcd8
Version: 8.1.9-5
Description: A DHCP and DHCPv6 client (8.x releases)
URL: https://roy.marples.name/projects/dhcpcd/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Chocobo1
Submitter: Chocobo1
FirstSubmitted: 1630306661
LastModified: 1684585697
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/dhcpcd8.tar.gz