ramroot on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: October 06,2024

1. Install "ramroot" 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 ramroot on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall ramroot on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 952505
Name: ramroot
PackageBaseID: 126831
PackageBase: ramroot
Version: 2.0.2-1
Description: Load root file system to zram during boot
URL: https://github.com/arcmags/ramroot
NumVotes: 8
Popularity: 0.102352
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: mags
Submitter: mags
FirstSubmitted: 1509489645
LastModified: 1629939060
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/ramroot.tar.gz