mbr on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "mbr" 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 mbr on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall mbr on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 316495
Name: mbr
PackageBaseID: 98417
PackageBase: mbr
Version: 1.1.11-7
Description: A replacement master boot record
URL: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~neilt/mbr/
NumVotes: 9
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: sanerb
Submitter: sanerb
FirstSubmitted: 1440460845
LastModified: 1466890040
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mbr.tar.gz