wsl2-ssh-agent on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: July 03,2024

1. Install "wsl2-ssh-agent" 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 wsl2-ssh-agent on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                wsl2-ssh-agent
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall wsl2-ssh-agent on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                wsl2-ssh-agent
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "wsl2-ssh-agent" 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 wsl2-ssh-agent's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/wsl2-ssh-agent.git 
            
                        
                ~/wsl2-ssh-agent
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/wsl2-ssh-agent folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/wsl2-ssh-agent
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the wsl2-ssh-agent package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1396660
Name: wsl2-ssh-agent
PackageBaseID: 200095
PackageBase: wsl2-ssh-agent
Version: 0.9.4-1
Description: A bridge from WSL2 ssh client to Windows ssh-agent.exe service
URL: https://github.com/mame/wsl2-ssh-agent
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Hill-98
Submitter: Hill-98
FirstSubmitted: 1701369691
LastModified: 1706792239
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/wsl2-ssh-agent.tar.gz