wd5741 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: September 21,2024

1. Install "wd5741" 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 wd5741 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall wd5741 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "wd5741" 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 wd5741's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/wd5741.git 
            
                        
                ~/wd5741
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/wd5741 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/wd5741
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the wd5741 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1412158
Name: wd5741
PackageBaseID: 142762
PackageBase: wd5741
Version: 20131220-3
Description: Firmware update utility for WD Red drives
URL: https://support-cz.wd.com/app/products/product-detailweb/p/288
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0.425049
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: dpeukert
Submitter: dpeukert
FirstSubmitted: 1560524157
LastModified: 1708380515
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/wd5741.tar.gz