vmware-unlocker on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 26,2024

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


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


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


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


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

ID: 1207548
Name: vmware-unlocker
PackageBaseID: 179209
PackageBase: vmware-unlocker
Version: 4.2.5-2
Description: VMware macOS utilities
URL: https://github.com/DrDonk/unlocker
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0.018517
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: SimPilotAdamT
Submitter: SimPilotAdamT
FirstSubmitted: 1653686386
LastModified: 1675716980
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/vmware-unlocker.tar.gz