mgetty on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "mgetty" 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 mgetty on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall mgetty on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1382768
Name: mgetty
PackageBaseID: 31948
PackageBase: mgetty
Version: 1.2.1-1
Description: Mgetty is a versatile program to handle all aspects of a modem under Unix.
URL: http://mgetty.greenie.net/
NumVotes: 6
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: alexei
Submitter: Xavier
FirstSubmitted: 1258041079
LastModified: 1704770390
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mgetty.tar.gz