linux-mainline on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "linux-mainline" 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-mainline on Arch using YAY


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


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


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


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

ID: 1424730
Name: linux-mainline
PackageBaseID: 50893
PackageBase: linux-mainline
Version: 6.8-1
Description: The Linux Mainline kernel and modules
URL: https://kernel.org/
NumVotes: 268
Popularity: 3.43485
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: miffe
Submitter: miffe
FirstSubmitted: 1311317411
LastModified: 1710132622
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/linux-mainline.tar.gz