swconfig on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 26,2024

1. Install "swconfig" 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 swconfig on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall swconfig on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 305843
Name: swconfig
PackageBaseID: 96787
PackageBase: swconfig
Version: 20150806-4
Description: project to package the swconfig utility from OpenWRT for archlinuxarm on BPi-R1
URL: https://github.com/rains31/swconfig
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1705237546
Maintainer:
Submitter: rains
FirstSubmitted: 1438858681
LastModified: 1464160223
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/swconfig.tar.gz