guestfs-tools on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 02,2025

Deprecated! Installation of this package may no longer be supported.

1. Install "guestfs-tools" 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 guestfs-tools on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                guestfs-tools
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall guestfs-tools on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                guestfs-tools
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "guestfs-tools" 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 guestfs-tools's git locally


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


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

ID: 1118789
Name: guestfs-tools
PackageBaseID: 172731
PackageBase: guestfs-tools
Version: 1.48.2-1
Description: Tools for accessing and modifying guest disk images
URL: http://libguestfs.org/
NumVotes: 10
Popularity: 0.951927
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: pancho
FirstSubmitted: 1635995714
LastModified: 1659077892
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/guestfs-tools.tar.gz