pacman-static on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 02,2025

1. Install "pacman-static" 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 pacman-static on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                pacman-static
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall pacman-static on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                pacman-static
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "pacman-static" 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 pacman-static's git locally


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


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

ID: 1428434
Name: pacman-static
PackageBaseID: 66154
PackageBase: pacman-static
Version: 6.1.0-1
Description: Statically-compiled pacman (to fix or install systems without libc)
URL: https://www.archlinux.org/pacman/
NumVotes: 43
Popularity: 1.682337
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Morganamilo
Submitter: mazieres
FirstSubmitted: 1357697862
LastModified: 1710594234
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/pacman-static.tar.gz