mksh on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "mksh" 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 mksh on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall mksh on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1333951
Name: mksh
PackageBaseID: 166559
PackageBase: mksh
Version: 59.c-7
Description: MirBSD Korn Shell
URL: https://www.mirbsd.org/mksh.htm
NumVotes: 15
Popularity: 0.33044
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Menelkir
Submitter: arojas
FirstSubmitted: 1620465505
LastModified: 1697296644
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mksh.tar.gz