proot on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "proot" 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 proot on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall proot on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1257922
Name: proot
PackageBaseID: 58655
PackageBase: proot
Version: 5.4.0-1
Description: chroot, mount --bind, and binfmt_misc without privilege/setup
URL: https://proot-me.github.io/
NumVotes: 55
Popularity: 0.034751
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: the-k
Submitter: alkino
FirstSubmitted: 1334945053
LastModified: 1684074332
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/proot.tar.gz