librdrand on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "librdrand" 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 librdrand on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall librdrand on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1165491
Name: librdrand
PackageBaseID: 115181
PackageBase: librdrand
Version: 2.1.1-2
Description: A library and an userspace application (rdrand-gen) for easy access to Intel's RdRand DRNG.
URL: https://github.com/BroukPytlik/RdRand
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: TrialnError
Submitter: zopper
FirstSubmitted: 1472763177
LastModified: 1667758542
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/librdrand.tar.gz