mkpasswd on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

Deprecated! Installation of this package may no longer be supported.

1. Install "mkpasswd" 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 mkpasswd on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall mkpasswd on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "mkpasswd" 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 mkpasswd's git locally


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


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

ID: 935434
Name: mkpasswd
PackageBaseID: 124658
PackageBase: mkpasswd
Version: 5.5.10-1
Description: Tool for creating password hashes suitable for /etc/shadow
URL: https://github.com/rfc1036/whois
NumVotes: 19
Popularity: 0.14754
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: julianbrost
FirstSubmitted: 1502319312
LastModified: 1626518065
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mkpasswd.tar.gz