pam_usb on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "pam_usb" 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 pam_usb on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall pam_usb on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1258022
Name: pam_usb
PackageBaseID: 97712
PackageBase: pam_usb
Version: 0.8.3-1
Description: Hardware authentication for Linux using ordinary flash media (USB & Card based).
URL: https://github.com/mcdope/pam_usb
NumVotes: 14
Popularity: 0.027256
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: IslandC0der
Submitter: dissonant
FirstSubmitted: 1439669131
LastModified: 1684093986
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/pam_usb.tar.gz