memtest86-efi on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 08,2024

1. Install "memtest86-efi" 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 memtest86-efi on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                memtest86-efi
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall memtest86-efi on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                memtest86-efi
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "memtest86-efi" 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 memtest86-efi's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/memtest86-efi.git 
            
                        
                ~/memtest86-efi
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/memtest86-efi folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/memtest86-efi
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the memtest86-efi package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1406225
Name: memtest86-efi
PackageBaseID: 74887
PackageBase: memtest86-efi
Version: 1:10.7build1000-1
Description: A free, thorough, stand alone memory test as an EFI application
URL: https://www.memtest86.com
NumVotes: 112
Popularity: 0.827997
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: UnicornDarkness
Submitter: UnicornDarkness
FirstSubmitted: 1383042310
LastModified: 1707416028
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/memtest86-efi.tar.gz