dracut-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 24,2024

1. Install "dracut-git" 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 dracut-git on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall dracut-git on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "dracut-git" 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 dracut-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 1424609
Name: dracut-git
PackageBaseID: 143752
PackageBase: dracut-git
Version: 060.r6794.4980bad-20
Description: An event driven initramfs infrastructure
URL: https://github.com/dracutdevs/dracut
NumVotes: 5
Popularity: 0.765691
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: LaszloGombos
Submitter: diabonas
FirstSubmitted: 1563724626
LastModified: 1710114748
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/dracut-git.tar.gz