random_machine_id on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 29,2024

1. Install "random_machine_id" 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 random_machine_id on Arch using YAY


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


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


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


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

ID: 1157293
Name: random_machine_id
PackageBaseID: 186911
PackageBase: random_machine_id
Version: 1-1
Description: generate new /etc/machine-id on boot
URL:
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0.002894
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: digital
Submitter: digital
FirstSubmitted: 1666731377
LastModified: 1666731377
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/random_machine_id.tar.gz