xmrig on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

Deprecated! Installation of this package may no longer be supported.

1. Install "xmrig" 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 xmrig on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xmrig on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1062538
Name: xmrig
PackageBaseID: 127036
PackageBase: xmrig
Version: 6.17.0-1
Description: High Perf CryptoNote CPU and GPU (OpenCL, CUDA) miner.
URL: https://github.com/xmrig/xmrig
NumVotes: 24
Popularity: 0.397333
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: k0ste
FirstSubmitted: 1509855215
LastModified: 1649251339
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xmrig.tar.gz