execstack on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "execstack" 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 execstack on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall execstack on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 492895
Name: execstack
PackageBaseID: 130660
PackageBase: execstack
Version: 20130503-7
Description: set the executable stack flag of ELF binaries and libraries
URL: https://people.redhat.com/jakub/prelink
NumVotes: 5
Popularity: 0.004468
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: catwell
Submitter: catwell
FirstSubmitted: 1520593417
LastModified: 1520593417
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/execstack.tar.gz