liboqs on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: July 04,2024

1. Install "liboqs" 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 liboqs on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall liboqs on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1387538
Name: liboqs
PackageBaseID: 188135
PackageBase: liboqs
Version: 1:0.9.2-1
Description: C library for prototyping and experimenting with quantum-resistant cryptography
URL: https://openquantumsafe.org/liboqs/
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0.043499
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: iyanmv
Submitter: iyanmv
FirstSubmitted: 1669222023
LastModified: 1705496803
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/liboqs.tar.gz