mkinitcpio-btrfs on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 17,2024

1. Install "mkinitcpio-btrfs" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)

$ sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si

b. Install mkinitcpio-btrfs on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S mkinitcpio-btrfs

* (Optional) Uninstall mkinitcpio-btrfs on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns mkinitcpio-btrfs

2. Manually Install "mkinitcpio-btrfs" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:

$ sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git

b. Clone mkinitcpio-btrfs's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/mkinitcpio-btrfs.git ~/mkinitcpio-btrfs

c. Go to ~/mkinitcpio-btrfs folder and install it

$ cd ~/mkinitcpio-btrfs $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the mkinitcpio-btrfs package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 209889
Name: mkinitcpio-btrfs
PackageBaseID: 33376
PackageBase: mkinitcpio-btrfs
Version: 0.4.3-1
Description: mkinitcpio hook containing advanced features for btrfs-based root devices
URL: https://github.com/xtfxme/mkinitcpio-btrfs
NumVotes: 74
Popularity: 0.002832
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: xtfxme
Submitter: xtfxme
FirstSubmitted: 1262751428
LastModified: 1436444865
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mkinitcpio-btrfs.tar.gz