freebsd-pkg on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 08,2024

1. Install "freebsd-pkg" 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 freebsd-pkg on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                freebsd-pkg
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall freebsd-pkg on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                freebsd-pkg
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "freebsd-pkg" 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 freebsd-pkg's git locally


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


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

ID: 1368154
Name: freebsd-pkg
PackageBaseID: 171307
PackageBase: freebsd-pkg
Version: 1.20.0-1
Description: Package management tool for FreeBSD.
URL: https://github.com/freebsd/pkg
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: galdor
Submitter: galdor
FirstSubmitted: 1632391370
LastModified: 1702326737
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/freebsd-pkg.tar.gz