yp-tools on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "yp-tools" 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 yp-tools on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall yp-tools on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "yp-tools" 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 yp-tools's git locally


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


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

ID: 960075
Name: yp-tools
PackageBaseID: 123851
PackageBase: yp-tools
Version: 4.2.3-6
Description: Linux NIS Tools
URL: https://github.com/thkukuk/yp-tools
NumVotes: 6
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: bidulock
Submitter: arojas
FirstSubmitted: 1499368823
LastModified: 1631494710
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/yp-tools.tar.gz