lxroot on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: September 28,2024

1. Install "lxroot" 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 lxroot on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall lxroot on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1133946
Name: lxroot
PackageBaseID: 178461
PackageBase: lxroot
Version: 0.22.1-1
Description: A lightweight, flexible, and safer alternative to chroot and/or Docker.
URL: https://github.com/parke/lxroot
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Rubo
Submitter: Rubo
FirstSubmitted: 1651396298
LastModified: 1662059306
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/lxroot.tar.gz