udhcpc on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "udhcpc" 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 udhcpc on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall udhcpc on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 783494
Name: udhcpc
PackageBaseID: 157109
PackageBase: udhcpc
Version: 1.31.1-1
Description: Udhcpc is a very small DHCP client program geared towards embedded systems
URL: https://www.busybox.net
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1624606588
Maintainer: matthiasklein
Submitter: matthiasklein
FirstSubmitted: 1598453614
LastModified: 1598453614
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/udhcpc.tar.gz