wrk on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 13,2024

1. Install "wrk" 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 wrk on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall wrk on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1219499
Name: wrk
PackageBaseID: 66534
PackageBase: wrk
Version: 4.2.0-2
Description: Modern HTTP benchmarking tool
URL: https://github.com/wg/wrk/
NumVotes: 59
Popularity: 0.770765
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: drakkan
Submitter: pcarrier
FirstSubmitted: 1358896167
LastModified: 1677672402
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/wrk.tar.gz