uksmd on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "uksmd" 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 uksmd on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall uksmd on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1415436
Name: uksmd
PackageBaseID: 142251
PackageBase: uksmd
Version: 6.5.1-2
Description: Userspace KSM helper daemon
URL: https://codeberg.org/pf-kernel/uksmd
NumVotes: 8
Popularity: 0.752108
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: post-factum
Submitter: post-factum
FirstSubmitted: 1558555061
LastModified: 1708903692
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/uksmd.tar.gz