gosec on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 26,2024

1. Install "gosec" 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 gosec on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall gosec on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1411953
Name: gosec
PackageBaseID: 148588
PackageBase: gosec
Version: 2.19.0-1
Description: Inspects source code for security problems by scanning the Go AST
URL: https://github.com/securego/gosec
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0.088736
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: imlonghao
Submitter: imlonghao
FirstSubmitted: 1580288144
LastModified: 1708356255
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/gosec.tar.gz