linuxkit on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "linuxkit" 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 linuxkit on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall linuxkit on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1180384
Name: linuxkit
PackageBaseID: 138682
PackageBase: linuxkit
Version: 1.0.1-1
Description: A toolkit for building secure, portable and lean operating systems for containers
URL: https://github.com/linuxkit/linuxkit
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: greut
Submitter: joaompinto
FirstSubmitted: 1547219036
LastModified: 1670590504
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/linuxkit.tar.gz