mdevd on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "mdevd" 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 mdevd on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall mdevd on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1367512
Name: mdevd
PackageBaseID: 170802
PackageBase: mdevd
Version: 0.1.6.3-1
Description: A small daemon managing kernel hotplug events, similarly to udevd.
URL: https://skarnet.org/software/mdevd/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Rio6
Submitter: Rio6
FirstSubmitted: 1630890059
LastModified: 1702231559
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mdevd.tar.gz