redsocks on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "redsocks" 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 redsocks on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall redsocks on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 623665
Name: redsocks
PackageBaseID: 130688
PackageBase: redsocks
Version: 0.5-3
Description: Transparent redirector of any TCP connection to proxy using your firewall
URL: http://darkk.net.ru/redsocks/
NumVotes: 7
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: duanlab
Submitter: anselmolsm
FirstSubmitted: 1520711944
LastModified: 1561178747
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/redsocks.tar.gz