distrobox on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 24,2024

Deprecated! Installation of this package may no longer be supported.

1. Install "distrobox" 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 distrobox on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall distrobox on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1097016
Name: distrobox
PackageBaseID: 173899
PackageBase: distrobox
Version: 1.3.1-1
Description: Use any linux distribution inside your terminal.
URL: https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox
NumVotes: 11
Popularity: 2.242702
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: robertfoster
FirstSubmitted: 1639312154
LastModified: 1654966274
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/distrobox.tar.gz