usermode on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 17,2025

1. Install "usermode" 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 usermode on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall usermode on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1010623
Name: usermode
PackageBaseID: 46816
PackageBase: usermode
Version: 1.114-1
Description: Allow configured programs to be run with superuser privileges by ordinary users
URL: https://pagure.io/usermode
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: larchunix
Submitter: td123
FirstSubmitted: 1298438671
LastModified: 1640705840
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/usermode.tar.gz