hostctl-bin on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 25,2024

1. Install "hostctl-bin" 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 hostctl-bin on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S hostctl-bin

* (Optional) Uninstall hostctl-bin on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns hostctl-bin

2. Manually Install "hostctl-bin" via AUR

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

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

b. Clone hostctl-bin's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/hostctl-bin.git ~/hostctl-bin

c. Go to ~/hostctl-bin folder and install it

$ cd ~/hostctl-bin $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the hostctl-bin package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1277907
Name: hostctl-bin
PackageBaseID: 151493
PackageBase: hostctl-bin
Version: 1.1.4-1
Description: Command-line tool to manage your hosts file
URL: https://github.com/guumaster/hostctl
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: barbuk
Submitter: barbuk
FirstSubmitted: 1586860947
LastModified: 1687586072
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/hostctl-bin.tar.gz