dnsdist on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 11,2024

1. Install "dnsdist" 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 dnsdist on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall dnsdist on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1427081
Name: dnsdist
PackageBaseID: 111055
PackageBase: dnsdist
Version: 1.9.1-1
Description: Highly DNS-, DoS- and abuse-aware loadbalancer
URL: https://dnsdist.org/
NumVotes: 12
Popularity: 0.003041
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: rgacogne
Submitter: rgacogne
FirstSubmitted: 1462715935
LastModified: 1710422424
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/dnsdist.tar.gz