libcap-ng-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "libcap-ng-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 libcap-ng-git on Arch using YAY


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


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


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


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

ID: 1239636
Name: libcap-ng-git
PackageBaseID: 127084
PackageBase: libcap-ng-git
Version: 0.8.3.r6.g398a149-1
Description: Library for Linux that makes using posix capabilities easy
URL: https://people.redhat.com/sgrubb/libcap-ng/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Chocobo1
Submitter: Chocobo1
FirstSubmitted: 1510052714
LastModified: 1681197891
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/libcap-ng-git.tar.gz