overlayfs-tools-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 18,2024

1. Install "overlayfs-tools-git" 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 overlayfs-tools-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                overlayfs-tools-git
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall overlayfs-tools-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                overlayfs-tools-git
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "overlayfs-tools-git" 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 overlayfs-tools-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 1062576
Name: overlayfs-tools-git
PackageBaseID: 177715
PackageBase: overlayfs-tools-git
Version: r31.291c7f4-2
Description: maintenance tools for overlay filesystem
URL: https://github.com/kmxz/overlayfs-tools
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Alad
Submitter: Alad
FirstSubmitted: 1649180227
LastModified: 1649256700
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/overlayfs-tools-git.tar.gz