ms-sys on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "ms-sys" 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 ms-sys on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall ms-sys on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "ms-sys" 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 ms-sys's git locally


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


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

ID: 1157148
Name: ms-sys
PackageBaseID: 22687
PackageBase: ms-sys
Version: 1:2.8.0-1
Description: Write Microsoft-compatible boot records (MBR and PBR)
URL: http://ms-sys.sourceforge.net/
NumVotes: 257
Popularity: 0.957061
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: chungy
Submitter: Allan
FirstSubmitted: 1230469554
LastModified: 1666718565
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/ms-sys.tar.gz