wireguard-dkms on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: April 28,2024

1. Install "wireguard-dkms" 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 wireguard-dkms on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                wireguard-dkms
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall wireguard-dkms on Arch using YAY


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


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


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

ID: 1122466
Name: wireguard-dkms
PackageBaseID: 166884
PackageBase: wireguard-dkms
Version: 1.0.20220627-1
Description: next generation secure network tunnel - module sources
URL: https://www.wireguard.com/
NumVotes: 15
Popularity: 0.022121
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: eworm
Submitter: eworm
FirstSubmitted: 1620982378
LastModified: 1659734520
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/wireguard-dkms.tar.gz