openafs on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "openafs" 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 openafs on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall openafs on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1428790
Name: openafs
PackageBaseID: 3359
PackageBase: openafs
Version: 1.8.11pre1-1
Description: Open source implementation of the AFS distributed file system
URL: http://www.openafs.org
NumVotes: 61
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Bevan
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1138814333
LastModified: 1710638093
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/openafs.tar.gz