mkinitcpio-wireguard on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 25,2024

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


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


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


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


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

ID: 1293261
Name: mkinitcpio-wireguard
PackageBaseID: 146014
PackageBase: mkinitcpio-wireguard
Version: 0.5.11-1
Description: mkinitcpio hook that initialises WireGuard to assist in the remote unlocking of encrypted partitions via ssh.
URL: https://github.com/dharrigan/mkinitcpio-wireguard
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: dharrigan
Submitter: dharrigan
FirstSubmitted: 1571732400
LastModified: 1690133856
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mkinitcpio-wireguard.tar.gz