libvirt-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "libvirt-git" 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 libvirt-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                libvirt-git
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall libvirt-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                libvirt-git
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "libvirt-git" 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 libvirt-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 1170191
Name: libvirt-git
PackageBaseID: 32467
PackageBase: libvirt-git
Version: 8.9.0.r267.gd5ae0cd178-1
Description: API for controlling virtualization engines (openvz,kvm,qemu,virtualbox,xen,etc)
URL: http://libvirt.org/
NumVotes: 10
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: sirspudd
Submitter: xtfxme
FirstSubmitted: 1260085055
LastModified: 1668628724
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/libvirt-git.tar.gz