linux-firmware-xz on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "linux-firmware-xz" 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 linux-firmware-xz on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                linux-firmware-xz
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall linux-firmware-xz on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                linux-firmware-xz
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "linux-firmware-xz" 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 linux-firmware-xz's git locally


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


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

ID: 1317262
Name: linux-firmware-xz
PackageBaseID: 196022
PackageBase: linux-firmware-xz
Version: 20230804.7be2766d-2
Description: Firmware files for Linux
URL: https://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git;a=summary
NumVotes: 5
Popularity: 0.056272
OutOfDate: 1701837786
Maintainer: TheDcoder
Submitter: TheDcoder
FirstSubmitted: 1689982504
LastModified: 1694431521
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/linux-firmware-xz.tar.gz