mev-boost on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: March 09,2025

1. Install "mev-boost" 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 mev-boost on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall mev-boost on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "mev-boost" 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 mev-boost's git locally


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


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

ID: 1423511
Name: mev-boost
PackageBaseID: 185850
PackageBase: mev-boost
Version: 1.7.1-1
Description: MEV middleware for Ethereum validators
URL: https://boost.flashbots.net/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: austonst
Submitter: austonst
FirstSubmitted: 1663542861
LastModified: 1709937559
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mev-boost.tar.gz