firectl on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: July 03,2024

1. Install "firectl" 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 firectl on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall firectl on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1156977
Name: firectl
PackageBaseID: 168477
PackageBase: firectl
Version: 0.2.0-1
Description: A command-line tool to run Firecracker microVMs
URL: https://github.com/firecracker-microvm/firectl
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: grawlinson
Submitter: grawlinson
FirstSubmitted: 1625023522
LastModified: 1666682175
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/firectl.tar.gz