kmod-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: March 12,2025

1. Install "kmod-git" 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 kmod-git on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall kmod-git on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "kmod-git" 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 kmod-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 845962
Name: kmod-git
PackageBaseID: 54820
PackageBase: kmod-git
Version: 28-1
Description: Linux kernel module management tools and library
URL: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/kernel/kmod/kmod.git
NumVotes: 6
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1690621888
Maintainer: shoober420
Submitter: falconindy
FirstSubmitted: 1323821730
LastModified: 1610413119
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/kmod-git.tar.gz