lockdev-redirect on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 25,2024

1. Install "lockdev-redirect" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)

$ sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si

b. Install lockdev-redirect on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S lockdev-redirect

* (Optional) Uninstall lockdev-redirect on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns lockdev-redirect

2. Manually Install "lockdev-redirect" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:

$ sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git

b. Clone lockdev-redirect's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/lockdev-redirect.git ~/lockdev-redirect

c. Go to ~/lockdev-redirect folder and install it

$ cd ~/lockdev-redirect $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the lockdev-redirect package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 837484
Name: lockdev-redirect
PackageBaseID: 161201
PackageBase: lockdev-redirect
Version: 1.0.0-1
Description: Tool for redirecting /var/lock to a user-writable directory
URL: https://www.github.com/M-Reimer/lockdev-redirect
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: M-Reimer
Submitter: M-Reimer
FirstSubmitted: 1608738699
LastModified: 1608738699
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/lockdev-redirect.tar.gz