mkinitcpio-growrootfs on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 24,2024

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


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


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


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


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

ID: 204743
Name: mkinitcpio-growrootfs
PackageBaseID: 71522
PackageBase: mkinitcpio-growrootfs
Version: 0.1-4
Description: mkinitcpio hook to autoscale the rootfs to the size of the partition
URL: https://github.com/GregSutcliffe/aur-projects/tree/master/mkinitcpio-growrootfs
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1709511715
Maintainer: Gwmngilfen
Submitter: Gwmngilfen
FirstSubmitted: 1372901236
LastModified: 1435614219
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mkinitcpio-growrootfs.tar.gz