netboot on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "netboot" 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 netboot on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall netboot on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 421222
Name: netboot
PackageBaseID: 35318
PackageBase: netboot
Version: 20100119-3
Description: a simple PXE-compatible DHCP and TFTP server
URL: http://brokestream.com/netboot.html
NumVotes: 18
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: stevenhoneyman
Submitter: delroth
FirstSubmitted: 1268092368
LastModified: 1497950896
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/netboot.tar.gz