wg-client on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 24,2024

1. Install "wg-client" 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 wg-client on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall wg-client on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "wg-client" 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 wg-client's git locally


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


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

ID: 1406794
Name: wg-client
PackageBaseID: 201329
PackageBase: wg-client
Version: 4.1.3-1
Description: Wireguard linux client (command line and gui)
URL: https://github.com/gene-git/wg-client
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0.55459
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: GeneArch
Submitter: GeneArch
FirstSubmitted: 1704658869
LastModified: 1707517780
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/wg-client.tar.gz