matchbox on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "matchbox" 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 matchbox on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall matchbox on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 918709
Name: matchbox
PackageBaseID: 136175
PackageBase: matchbox
Version: 0.9.0-1
Description: Network boot and provision Fedora CoreOS and Flatcar Linux clusters.
URL: https://matchbox.psdn.io/
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1662334920
Maintainer: denisse
Submitter: Prototik
FirstSubmitted: 1537549590
LastModified: 1623216286
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/matchbox.tar.gz