kingston_fw_updater on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "kingston_fw_updater" 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 kingston_fw_updater on Arch using YAY


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


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


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


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

ID: 1081692
Name: kingston_fw_updater
PackageBaseID: 130884
PackageBase: kingston_fw_updater
Version: 205-011
Description: Kingston's utility to update SSD firware on Sandforce based drives, created by James Huey. For more information please look the project's github page.
URL: https://github.com/vinibali/kingston_fw_updater
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: vinibali
Submitter: vinibali
FirstSubmitted: 1521375299
LastModified: 1652851943
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/kingston_fw_updater.tar.gz