fakeroot-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "fakeroot-git" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)

$ sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si

b. Install fakeroot-git on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S fakeroot-git

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

$ yay -Rns fakeroot-git

2. Manually Install "fakeroot-git" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:

$ sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git

b. Clone fakeroot-git's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/fakeroot-git.git ~/fakeroot-git

c. Go to ~/fakeroot-git folder and install it

$ cd ~/fakeroot-git $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the fakeroot-git package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 831582
Name: fakeroot-git
PackageBaseID: 160693
PackageBase: fakeroot-git
Version: 1.25.2.1.r6.g99bb388-1
Description: Tool for simulating superuser privileges
URL: https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/fakeroot
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: harre
Submitter: harre
FirstSubmitted: 1607390730
LastModified: 1607606035
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/fakeroot-git.tar.gz