sheepdog on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "sheepdog" 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 sheepdog on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall sheepdog on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 289638
Name: sheepdog
PackageBaseID: 109499
PackageBase: sheepdog
Version: 1.0_rc0-4
Description: This package provides a distributed storage system for QEMU. It provides highly available block level storage volumes to virtual machines. It supports advanced volume management features such as snapshot, cloning, and thin provisioning.
URL: http://sheepdog.github.io/sheepdog/
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1499765793
Maintainer: mhubig
Submitter: mhubig
FirstSubmitted: 1459346573
LastModified: 1459431303
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/sheepdog.tar.gz