shadow-libpassphrase on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 29,2024

1. Install "shadow-libpassphrase" 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 shadow-libpassphrase on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S shadow-libpassphrase

* (Optional) Uninstall shadow-libpassphrase on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns shadow-libpassphrase

2. Manually Install "shadow-libpassphrase" via AUR

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

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

b. Clone shadow-libpassphrase's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/shadow-libpassphrase.git ~/shadow-libpassphrase

c. Go to ~/shadow-libpassphrase folder and install it

$ cd ~/shadow-libpassphrase $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the shadow-libpassphrase package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 255723
Name: shadow-libpassphrase
PackageBaseID: 104580
PackageBase: shadow-libpassphrase
Version: 4.2.1-1
Description: Patched version of shadow that uses libpassphrase and can indicate the strenght of your new password
URL: https://github.com/maandree/shadow
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1703771273
Maintainer: maandree
Submitter: maandree
FirstSubmitted: 1450017443
LastModified: 1450017447
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/shadow-libpassphrase.tar.gz