libguestfs-dev on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "libguestfs-dev" 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 libguestfs-dev on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S libguestfs-dev

* (Optional) Uninstall libguestfs-dev on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns libguestfs-dev

2. Manually Install "libguestfs-dev" via AUR

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

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

b. Clone libguestfs-dev's git locally

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

c. Go to ~/libguestfs-dev folder and install it

$ cd ~/libguestfs-dev $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the libguestfs-dev package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 957705
Name: libguestfs-dev
PackageBaseID: 169250
PackageBase: libguestfs-dev
Version: 1.45.7-1
Description: Library and tools for accessing and modifying virtual machine disk images, development version
URL: https://libguestfs.org/
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0.000978
OutOfDate: 1659639041
Maintainer: sickcodes
FirstSubmitted: 1627348064
LastModified: 1631010857
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/libguestfs-dev.tar.gz