wimboot-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "wimboot-git" 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 wimboot-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                wimboot-git
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall wimboot-git on Arch using YAY


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


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


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

ID: 577680
Name: wimboot-git
PackageBaseID: 113841
PackageBase: wimboot-git
Version: v2.6.0.r3.91be50c-1
Description: iPXE kernel to boot wim images from network for both UEFI and BIOS system
URL: https://git.ipxe.org/wimboot.git
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: alive4ever
Submitter: alive4ever
FirstSubmitted: 1469091958
LastModified: 1547711319
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/wimboot-git.tar.gz