librbd on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "librbd" 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 librbd on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall librbd on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1405785
Name: librbd
PackageBaseID: 184781
PackageBase: ceph
Version: 18.2.1-2
Description: Ceph Storage client library for RADOS block devices
URL: https://ceph.com/
NumVotes: 6
Popularity: 0.182436
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: pbazaah
Submitter: foxxx0
FirstSubmitted: 1659949763
LastModified: 1707346848
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/librbd.tar.gz