virtio-win on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 27,2024

1. Install "virtio-win" 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 virtio-win on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall virtio-win on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "virtio-win" 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 virtio-win's git locally


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


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

ID: 1418905
Name: virtio-win
PackageBaseID: 97447
PackageBase: virtio-win
Version: 0.1.248.1-1
Description: virtio drivers for Windows 7 and newer guests
URL: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/quick-docs/creating-windows-virtual-machines-using-virtio-drivers/index.html
NumVotes: 95
Popularity: 1.021297
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: jetm
Submitter: jetm
FirstSubmitted: 1439421474
LastModified: 1709297638
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/virtio-win.tar.gz