vdo on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "vdo" 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 vdo on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall vdo on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1315779
Name: vdo
PackageBaseID: 135206
PackageBase: vdo
Version: 8.2.2.2-1
Description: Userspace tools for managing VDO volumes
URL: https://github.com/dm-vdo/vdo
NumVotes: 5
Popularity: 0.000126
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: eggz
Submitter: zapp-brannigan
FirstSubmitted: 1534704068
LastModified: 1694165967
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/vdo.tar.gz