vfio-kvm on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "vfio-kvm" 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 vfio-kvm on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall vfio-kvm on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "vfio-kvm" 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 vfio-kvm's git locally


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


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

ID: 982070
Name: vfio-kvm
PackageBaseID: 164525
PackageBase: vfio-kvm
Version: 2.0.1-2
Description: A systemd service that send a D-Bus signal when a QEMU evdev hotkey is pressed.
URL: https://github.com/dangle/vfio-kvm
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0.001644
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: dangle
Submitter: dangle
FirstSubmitted: 1616154193
LastModified: 1635743695
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/vfio-kvm.tar.gz