nbdkit on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 22,2024

1. Install "nbdkit" 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 nbdkit on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall nbdkit on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1421392
Name: nbdkit
PackageBaseID: 139848
PackageBase: nbdkit
Version: 1.36.4-1
Description: NBD server toolkit
URL: https://gitlab.com/nbdkit/nbdkit/
NumVotes: 5
Popularity: 0.118265
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: t-8ch
Submitter: t-8ch
FirstSubmitted: 1550846208
LastModified: 1709672229
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/nbdkit.tar.gz