liboil on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 08,2025

1. Install "liboil" 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 liboil on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall liboil on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 403954
Name: liboil
PackageBaseID: 121721
PackageBase: liboil
Version: 0.3.17-3
Description: Liboil is a library of simple functions that are optimized for various CPUs.
URL: https://liboil.freedesktop.org
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: aspirogrammer
Submitter: zoe
FirstSubmitted: 1492932479
LastModified: 1492952941
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/liboil.tar.gz