mkinitcpio-firmware on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 01,2025

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


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


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


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


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

ID: 1186780
Name: mkinitcpio-firmware
PackageBaseID: 164204
PackageBase: mkinitcpio-firmware
Version: 1.4.0-1
Description: Optional firmware for the default linux kernel to get rid of the annoying 'WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module:' messages
URL: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/mkinitcpio-firmware
NumVotes: 72
Popularity: 2.501251
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: LinusDierheimer
Submitter: LinusDierheimer
FirstSubmitted: 1615454086
LastModified: 1671747050
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mkinitcpio-firmware.tar.gz