kvmtool-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 26,2024

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


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


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


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


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/kvmtool-git
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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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