libkcapi on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "libkcapi" 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 libkcapi on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall libkcapi on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1086288
Name: libkcapi
PackageBaseID: 129473
PackageBase: libkcapi
Version: 1.4.0-1
Description: Linux Kernel Crypto API User Space Interface Library
URL: http://www.chronox.de/libkcapi.html
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: vbmithr
Submitter: vbmithr
FirstSubmitted: 1516891452
LastModified: 1653742827
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/libkcapi.tar.gz