rng-tools-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 24,2024

1. Install "rng-tools-git" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)

$ sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si

b. Install rng-tools-git on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S rng-tools-git

* (Optional) Uninstall rng-tools-git on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns rng-tools-git

2. Manually Install "rng-tools-git" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:

$ sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git

b. Clone rng-tools-git's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/rng-tools-git.git ~/rng-tools-git

c. Go to ~/rng-tools-git folder and install it

$ cd ~/rng-tools-git $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the rng-tools-git package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1260747
Name: rng-tools-git
PackageBaseID: 134821
PackageBase: rng-tools-git
Version: 6.16.r10.g15c4eed-1
Description: Random number generator daemon
URL: https://github.com/nhorman/rng-tools
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Chocobo1
Submitter: Chocobo1
FirstSubmitted: 1533524234
LastModified: 1684592433
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/rng-tools-git.tar.gz