libscrypt on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "libscrypt" 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 libscrypt on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall libscrypt on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1050479
Name: libscrypt
PackageBaseID: 102728
PackageBase: libscrypt
Version: 1.22-1
Description: shared library that implements scrypt() functionality - a replacement for bcrypt()
URL: https://github.com/technion/libscrypt
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: TrialnError
Submitter: TrialnError
FirstSubmitted: 1446292664
LastModified: 1647210855
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/libscrypt.tar.gz