vmware-openrc on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 02,2025

1. Install "vmware-openrc" 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 vmware-openrc on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                vmware-openrc
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall vmware-openrc on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                vmware-openrc
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "vmware-openrc" 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 vmware-openrc's git locally


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


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

ID: 566423
Name: vmware-openrc
PackageBaseID: 137872
PackageBase: vmware-openrc
Version: 20181207-0
Description: OpenRC vmware init script
URL: https://github.com/artix-linux/packages-galaxy
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: kekek
Submitter: kekek
FirstSubmitted: 1544180563
LastModified: 1544180563
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/vmware-openrc.tar.gz