xenstore on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 03,2025

1. Install "xenstore" 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 xenstore on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xenstore on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 743174
Name: xenstore
PackageBaseID: 123846
PackageBase: xe-guest-utilities
Version: 6.2.0-4
Description: Citrix XenServer Tools
URL: http://citrix.com/English/ps2/products/product.asp?contentID=683148&ntref=hp_nav_US
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0.024615
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: pxeger
Submitter: arojas
FirstSubmitted: 1499368084
LastModified: 1590524007
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xenstore.tar.gz