vtun on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "vtun" 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 vtun on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall vtun on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "vtun" 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 vtun's git locally


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


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

ID: 1175807
Name: vtun
PackageBaseID: 22664
PackageBase: vtun
Version: 3.0.3.2013.d-14
Description: The easiest way to create Virtual Tunnels over TCP/IP networks with traffic shaping, compression, encryption and IPv6 support.
URL: http://vtun.sourceforge.net/
NumVotes: 21
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: natrio
Submitter: Allan
FirstSubmitted: 1230467863
LastModified: 1669662445
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/vtun.tar.gz