shiftfs on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 26,2024

1. Install "shiftfs" 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 shiftfs on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall shiftfs on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 893948
Name: shiftfs
PackageBaseID: 158174
PackageBase: shiftfs
Version: 20210417-1
Description: kernel module that provides a kernel filesystem for uid/gid shifting; version for default Arch kernel
URL: https://git.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-kernel/ubuntu/+source/linux/+git/hirsute/tree/fs/shiftfs.c?h=master-next
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1629836320
Maintainer:
Submitter: G3ro
FirstSubmitted: 1601330699
LastModified: 1618688863
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/shiftfs.tar.gz