nix-user-chroot on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "nix-user-chroot" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
    Copied

b. Install nix-user-chroot on Arch using YAY


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                yay -S
            
                        
                nix-user-chroot
            
                    
    
    Copied

* (Optional) Uninstall nix-user-chroot on Arch using YAY


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                yay -Rns
            
                        
                nix-user-chroot
            
                    
    
    Copied

2. Manually Install "nix-user-chroot" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
    Copied

b. Clone nix-user-chroot's git locally


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/nix-user-chroot.git 
            
                        
                ~/nix-user-chroot
            
                    
    
    Copied

c. Go to ~/nix-user-chroot folder and install it


   
    
        
            $
        

        
            
                cd
            
                        
                ~/nix-user-chroot
            
                    
    
    Copied

    

   
    
        
            $
        

        
            
                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
    Copied

3. Information about the nix-user-chroot package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1285678
Name: nix-user-chroot
PackageBaseID: 169194
PackageBase: nix-user-chroot
Version: 1.2.2-4
Description: Run and install nix as user without root permissions.
URL: https://github.com/nix-community/nix-user-chroot
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: gamezelda
Submitter: gamezelda
FirstSubmitted: 1627211215
LastModified: 1688922120
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/nix-user-chroot.tar.gz