vmware-ovftool on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

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


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


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


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


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

ID: 1289439
Name: vmware-ovftool
PackageBaseID: 161097
PackageBase: vmware-ovftool
Version: 4.6.0.21452615-1
Description: VMware Open Virtualization Format tool
URL: https://developer.vmware.com/web/tool/ovf-tool
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0.001921
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: muflone
Submitter: muflone
FirstSubmitted: 1608470275
LastModified: 1689450006
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/vmware-ovftool.tar.gz