ovpngen on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "ovpngen" 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 ovpngen on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall ovpngen on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 477681
Name: ovpngen
PackageBaseID: 114112
PackageBase: ovpngen
Version: 1.28-1
Description: Generate an OpenVPN client profile in the unified format.
URL: http://github.com/graysky2/ovpngen
NumVotes: 16
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: graysky
Submitter: graysky
FirstSubmitted: 1469901750
LastModified: 1515853279
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/ovpngen.tar.gz