kvmtool-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

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

$ yay -S kvmtool-git

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

$ yay -Rns kvmtool-git

2. Manually Install "kvmtool-git" via AUR

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

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

b. Clone kvmtool-git's git locally

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

c. Go to ~/kvmtool-git folder and install it

$ cd ~/kvmtool-git $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the kvmtool-git package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1424099
Name: kvmtool-git
PackageBaseID: 120196
PackageBase: kvmtool-git
Version: 3.18.0.r1976.20240304.4d2c017-1
Description: A lightweight (~5kloc) KVM-based virtual machine which can host Linux guests only
URL: https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/will/kvmtool.git/
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: dreieck
Submitter: epitron
FirstSubmitted: 1488360531
LastModified: 1710026975
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/kvmtool-git.tar.gz