rkt-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 25,2024

1. Install "rkt-git" 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 rkt-git on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall rkt-git on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "rkt-git" 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 rkt-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 270943
Name: rkt-git
PackageBaseID: 91874
PackageBase: rkt-git
Version: 0.16.0.r92.gfedaf31-1
Description: App container runtime
URL: https://github.com/coreos/rkt
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1703877113
Maintainer: yuvadm
Submitter: yuvadm
FirstSubmitted: 1428073921
LastModified: 1454366790
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/rkt-git.tar.gz