fake-sudo on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "fake-sudo" 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 fake-sudo on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall fake-sudo on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "fake-sudo" 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 fake-sudo's git locally


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


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

ID: 756289
Name: fake-sudo
PackageBaseID: 154770
PackageBase: fake-sudo
Version: 1-2
Description: A drop-in replacement for sudo that pretends to be root with user namespaces
URL: https://github.com/0ex/fake-sudo
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: akvadrako
Submitter: akvadrako
FirstSubmitted: 1593005828
LastModified: 1593008322
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/fake-sudo.tar.gz