mcrypt on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 10,2025

1. Install "mcrypt" 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 mcrypt on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall mcrypt on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 207544
Name: mcrypt
PackageBaseID: 69770
PackageBase: mcrypt
Version: 2.6.8-1
Description: A replacement for the old unix crypt(1).
URL: http://mcrypt.sourceforge.net/
NumVotes: 13
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: aksr
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1368034704
LastModified: 1436175376
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mcrypt.tar.gz