mgen on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "mgen" 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 mgen on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall mgen on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1018176
Name: mgen
PackageBaseID: 174993
PackageBase: mgen
Version: 5.1.1-1
Description: Multi-Generator traffic generation tool
URL: https://github.com/USNavalResearchLaboratory/mgen
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Splork
Submitter: Splork
FirstSubmitted: 1642081974
LastModified: 1642081974
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mgen.tar.gz