guestfs-tools on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 14,2024

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

$ yay -S guestfs-tools

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

$ yay -Rns guestfs-tools

2. Manually Install "guestfs-tools" via AUR

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

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

b. Clone guestfs-tools's git locally

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

c. Go to ~/guestfs-tools folder and install it

$ cd ~/guestfs-tools $ makepkg -si

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