kpatch on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "kpatch" 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 kpatch on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall kpatch on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1299761
Name: kpatch
PackageBaseID: 141197
PackageBase: kpatch
Version: 0.9.9-1
Description: Live kernel patching
URL: https://github.com/dynup/kpatch
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 2.0E-6
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Rubo
Submitter: flacks
FirstSubmitted: 1555112165
LastModified: 1691324469
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/kpatch.tar.gz