mkinitcpio-dir on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 26,2024

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


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


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


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


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

ID: 501029
Name: mkinitcpio-dir
PackageBaseID: 131421
PackageBase: mkinitcpio-dir
Version: 0.2.0-0
Description: Initcpio hook to mount a subdirectory as the root file system
URL: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=932362#p932362
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0.277301
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: nik123true
Submitter: nik123true
FirstSubmitted: 1523106420
LastModified: 1523106420
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mkinitcpio-dir.tar.gz