libwifi on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "libwifi" 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 libwifi on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall libwifi on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1311365
Name: libwifi
PackageBaseID: 173860
PackageBase: libwifi
Version: 0.0.10-1
Description: An 802.11 Frame Parsing and Generation library written in C
URL: https://libwifi.so
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: solsticedhiver
Submitter: solsticedhiver
FirstSubmitted: 1639177645
LastModified: 1693405890
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/libwifi.tar.gz