sks on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "sks" 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 sks on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall sks on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 785467
Name: sks
PackageBaseID: 47054
PackageBase: sks
Version: 1.1.6-4
Description: Synchronizing OpenPGP Key Server
URL: https://bitbucket.org/skskeyserver/sks-keyserver/
NumVotes: 6
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: ajdiaz
Submitter: mortzu
FirstSubmitted: 1299087152
LastModified: 1598896921
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/sks.tar.gz