runit-systemd on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 17,2025

1. Install "runit-systemd" 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 runit-systemd on Arch using YAY


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


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


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


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

ID: 403925
Name: runit-systemd
PackageBaseID: 121725
PackageBase: runit-systemd
Version: 2.1.2-2
Description: A service supervision scheme. This package is intended to be used alongside systemd.
URL: http://smarden.org/runit/
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Zirkelite
Submitter: Zirkelite
FirstSubmitted: 1492941419
LastModified: 1492943453
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/runit-systemd.tar.gz