gvisor-tap-vsock on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 03,2025

1. Install "gvisor-tap-vsock" 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 gvisor-tap-vsock on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                gvisor-tap-vsock
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall gvisor-tap-vsock on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                gvisor-tap-vsock
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "gvisor-tap-vsock" 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 gvisor-tap-vsock's git locally


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


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

ID: 1185743
Name: gvisor-tap-vsock
PackageBaseID: 177739
PackageBase: gvisor-tap-vsock
Version: 0.5.0-1
Description: A new network stack based on gVisor
URL: https://github.com/containers/gvisor-tap-vsock
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1690591211
Maintainer: jjguti
Submitter: jjguti
FirstSubmitted: 1649263943
LastModified: 1671548578
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/gvisor-tap-vsock.tar.gz