mkinitcpio-squashfs-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 01,2025

1. Install "mkinitcpio-squashfs-git" 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-squashfs-git on Arch using YAY


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


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


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


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

ID: 329549
Name: mkinitcpio-squashfs-git
PackageBaseID: 114688
PackageBase: mkinitcpio-squashfs-git
Version: 0.2.r1.1faca52-1
Description: SquashFS root support for mkinitcpio (local and remote image locations supported)
URL: https://github.com/RegalisTechnologies/mkinitcpio-squashfs
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
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Maintainer: Regalis
Submitter: Regalis
FirstSubmitted: 1471127528
LastModified: 1471127884
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mkinitcpio-squashfs-git.tar.gz