hostapd-rtl871xdrv on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 04,2025

1. Install "hostapd-rtl871xdrv" 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 hostapd-rtl871xdrv on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                hostapd-rtl871xdrv
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall hostapd-rtl871xdrv on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                hostapd-rtl871xdrv
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "hostapd-rtl871xdrv" 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 hostapd-rtl871xdrv's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/hostapd-rtl871xdrv.git 
            
                        
                ~/hostapd-rtl871xdrv
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/hostapd-rtl871xdrv folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/hostapd-rtl871xdrv
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the hostapd-rtl871xdrv package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 779224
Name: hostapd-rtl871xdrv
PackageBaseID: 101078
PackageBase: hostapd-rtl871xdrv
Version: 2.9-2
Description: IEEE 802.11 AP, IEEE 802.1X/WPA/WPA2/EAP/RADIUS Authenticator
URL: http://w1.fi/hostapd/
NumVotes: 9
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: apnkpr
Submitter: apnkpr
FirstSubmitted: 1443770226
LastModified: 1597587363
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/hostapd-rtl871xdrv.tar.gz