mkinitcpio-smartcard on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 16,2024

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


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


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


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


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

ID: 224566
Name: mkinitcpio-smartcard
PackageBaseID: 98373
PackageBase: mkinitcpio-smartcard
Version: 0.1.0-1
Description: mkinitcpio hook for two-factor authentication using a PGP smartcard and GnuPG
URL: https://bitbucket.org/fbeutel/mkinitcpio-smartcard
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: fbeutel
Submitter: fbeutel
FirstSubmitted: 1440417766
LastModified: 1440418371
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mkinitcpio-smartcard.tar.gz