mkinitcpio-hostname on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 14,2024

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


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


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


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


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

ID: 1186601
Name: mkinitcpio-hostname
PackageBaseID: 59631
PackageBase: mkinitcpio-hostname
Version: 0.2.2-1
Description: Set hostname for main system inside initrd
URL: https://github.com/eworm-de/mkinitcpio-hostname
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: eworm
Submitter: eworm
FirstSubmitted: 1338379115
LastModified: 1671707584
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mkinitcpio-hostname.tar.gz