wpa_supplicant-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 03,2024

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


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


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


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


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

ID: 1260772
Name: wpa_supplicant-git
PackageBaseID: 124640
PackageBase: wpa_supplicant-git
Version: 2.10.r1120.gcc8a09a48-1
Description: A daemon program controlling the wireless connection
URL: https://w1.fi/wpa_supplicant/
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Chocobo1
Submitter: Chocobo1
FirstSubmitted: 1502295277
LastModified: 1684594055
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/wpa_supplicant-git.tar.gz