mkinitcpio-btrfs on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "mkinitcpio-btrfs" 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 mkinitcpio-btrfs on Arch using YAY


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


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                mkinitcpio-btrfs
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "mkinitcpio-btrfs" 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 mkinitcpio-btrfs's git locally


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


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/mkinitcpio-btrfs
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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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