efivar-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 14,2024

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

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

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


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


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

ID: 240678
Name: efivar-git
PackageBaseID: 71115
PackageBase: efivar-git
Version: 0.21.9.g88c3ca8-1
Description: Tools and library to manipulate EFI variables - GIT master branch
URL: https://github.com/rhinstaller/efivar
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1599568448
Maintainer: amagnasco
Submitter: ka2107
FirstSubmitted: 1371498712
LastModified: 1445128002
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/efivar-git.tar.gz