vmfs6-tools on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "vmfs6-tools" 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 vmfs6-tools on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                vmfs6-tools
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall vmfs6-tools on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                vmfs6-tools
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "vmfs6-tools" 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 vmfs6-tools's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/vmfs6-tools.git 
            
                        
                ~/vmfs6-tools
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/vmfs6-tools folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/vmfs6-tools
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the vmfs6-tools package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1359470
Name: vmfs6-tools
PackageBaseID: 172981
PackageBase: vmfs6-tools
Version: 0.2.0-2
Description: Tools to access VMFS6 filesystems
URL: https://github.com/teward/vmfs6-tools
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 7.0E-6
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: pika02
Submitter: pika02
FirstSubmitted: 1636652874
LastModified: 1700875905
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/vmfs6-tools.tar.gz