frr on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: April 25,2024

1. Install "frr" 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 frr on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall frr on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1361295
Name: frr
PackageBaseID: 119474
PackageBase: frr
Version: 9.1-1
Description: FRRouting (quagga fork) supports BGP4, OSPFv2, OSPFv3, ISIS, RIP, RIPng, PIM, LDP, BFD, VRRP, NHRP and EIGRP
URL: https://frrouting.org
NumVotes: 12
Popularity: 0.768398
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: k0ste
Submitter: k0ste
FirstSubmitted: 1486221870
LastModified: 1701149958
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/frr.tar.gz