openswan on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 27,2024

1. Install "openswan" 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

b. Install openswan on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S openswan

* (Optional) Uninstall openswan on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns openswan

2. Manually Install "openswan" via AUR

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

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

b. Clone openswan's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/openswan.git ~/openswan

c. Go to ~/openswan folder and install it

$ cd ~/openswan $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the openswan package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1028433
Name: openswan
PackageBaseID: 31826
PackageBase: openswan
Version: 3.0.0-1
Description: Open Source implementation of IPsec for Linux
URL: https://www.openswan.org
NumVotes: 142
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: severach
Submitter: Allan
FirstSubmitted: 1257604773
LastModified: 1643571418
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/openswan.tar.gz