k6 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: July 08,2024

1. Install "k6" 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 k6 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall k6 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "k6" 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 k6's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/k6.git 
            
                        
                ~/k6
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/k6 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/k6
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the k6 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1395195
Name: k6
PackageBaseID: 133225
PackageBase: k6
Version: 0.49.0-1
Description: A modern load testing tool, using Go and JavaScript
URL: https://github.com/grafana/k6
NumVotes: 8
Popularity: 0.250412
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: jhenson
Submitter: billkaguru
FirstSubmitted: 1528394786
LastModified: 1706564949
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/k6.tar.gz