fscrypt-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "fscrypt-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 fscrypt-git on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S fscrypt-git

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

$ yay -Rns fscrypt-git

2. Manually Install "fscrypt-git" via AUR

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

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

b. Clone fscrypt-git's git locally

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

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

$ cd ~/fscrypt-git $ makepkg -si

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

ID: 1212173
Name: fscrypt-git
PackageBaseID: 124496
PackageBase: fscrypt-git
Version: 0.3.4.0.gf91f8e4-1
Description: A tool for managing Linux filesystem encryption
URL: https://github.com/google/fscrypt
NumVotes: 7
Popularity: 6.2E-5
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Synchronicity
Submitter: Synchronicity
FirstSubmitted: 1501646431
LastModified: 1676603589
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/fscrypt-git.tar.gz