geth-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 26,2024

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

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

2. Manually Install "geth-git" 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 geth-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 430406
Name: geth-git
PackageBaseID: 95189
PackageBase: geth-git
Version: 1.6.7.r24.g3a678a15c-1
Description: Ethereum Go Client
URL: https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum
NumVotes: 7
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1527140542
Maintainer: 5chdn
Submitter: dmp1ce
FirstSubmitted: 1435207279
LastModified: 1500976115
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/geth-git.tar.gz