mkinitcpio-overlayfs on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

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


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


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


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


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

ID: 485102
Name: mkinitcpio-overlayfs
PackageBaseID: 129896
PackageBase: mkinitcpio-overlayfs
Version: r3.6111251-1
Description: mkinitcpio hook for overlayfs
URL: https://github.com/felixsinger/mkinitcpio-overlayfs
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 1.0E-6
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: felixsinger
Submitter: felixsinger
FirstSubmitted: 1518122113
LastModified: 1518123164
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mkinitcpio-overlayfs.tar.gz