linux-vfio-headers on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 24,2024

1. Install "linux-vfio-headers" 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-vfio-headers on Arch using YAY


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


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


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


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

ID: 1428886
Name: linux-vfio-headers
PackageBaseID: 89931
PackageBase: linux-vfio
Version: 6.8.1-1
Description: Headers and scripts for building modules for the Linux kernel (ACS override and i915 VGA arbiter patches)
URL: https://www.kernel.org
NumVotes: 74
Popularity: 0.045976
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: xiota
Submitter: zman0900
FirstSubmitted: 1422600062
LastModified: 1710659197
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/linux-vfio-headers.tar.gz