libpfm on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "libpfm" 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 libpfm on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall libpfm on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1290080
Name: libpfm
PackageBaseID: 183016
PackageBase: libpfm
Version: 4.13.0-1
Description: Library to encode performance events for use by perf tool
URL: https://perfmon2.sourceforge.net
NumVotes: 7
Popularity: 0.007338
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter: grawlinson
FirstSubmitted: 1654746143
LastModified: 1689580530
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/libpfm.tar.gz