mkpkg on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: July 02,2024

1. Install "mkpkg" 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 mkpkg on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall mkpkg on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1423997
Name: mkpkg
PackageBaseID: 186571
PackageBase: mkpkg
Version: 6.1.0-1
Description: Tool to rebuild packages based on dependency triggers
URL: https://github.com/gene-git/Arch-mkpkg
NumVotes: 5
Popularity: 0.037799
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: GeneArch
Submitter: GeneArch
FirstSubmitted: 1665704043
LastModified: 1710012045
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mkpkg.tar.gz