openswan on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 08,2024

1. Install "openswan" 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 openswan on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall openswan on Arch using YAY

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


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


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/openswan
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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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