libcoap on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 26,2024

1. Install "libcoap" 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 libcoap on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall libcoap on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1379949
Name: libcoap
PackageBaseID: 165616
PackageBase: libcoap
Version: 4.3.4-1
Description: C-Implementation of CoAP
URL: https://libcoap.net/
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: lonaowna
Submitter: lonaowna
FirstSubmitted: 1618436903
LastModified: 1704303283
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/libcoap.tar.gz