su-exec on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "su-exec" 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 su-exec on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall su-exec on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "su-exec" 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 su-exec's git locally


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


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

ID: 471342
Name: su-exec
PackageBaseID: 128070
PackageBase: su-exec
Version: 0.2-1
Description: switch user and group id, setgroups and exec
URL: https://github.com/ncopa/su-exec
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Knight
Submitter: Knight
FirstSubmitted: 1513769797
LastModified: 1513769797
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/su-exec.tar.gz