sysvinit on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 25,2024

1. Install "sysvinit" 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 sysvinit on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall sysvinit on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1306064
Name: sysvinit
PackageBaseID: 70001
PackageBase: sysvinit
Version: 3.08-1
Description: Linux System V Init
URL: https://github.com/slicer69/sysvinit
NumVotes: 29
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: eclairevoyant
Submitter: maandree
FirstSubmitted: 1368722706
LastModified: 1692418990
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/sysvinit.tar.gz