winbox on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 26,2024

1. Install "winbox" 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 winbox on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall winbox on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1338335
Name: winbox
PackageBaseID: 69866
PackageBase: winbox
Version: 3.40-2
Description: Mikrotik RouterOS GUI Configurator (wine)
URL: https://mikrotik.com/download
NumVotes: 53
Popularity: 0.161266
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: dundee
Submitter: TomHetmer
FirstSubmitted: 1368303591
LastModified: 1698001561
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/winbox.tar.gz