zectl-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 07,2025

1. Install "zectl-git" 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 zectl-git on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall zectl-git on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "zectl-git" 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 zectl-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 734323
Name: zectl-git
PackageBaseID: 150433
PackageBase: zectl-git
Version: r121.958f45f-1
Description: ZFS Boot Environment manager
URL: http://github.com/johnramsden/zectl
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: johnramsden
Submitter: johnramsden
FirstSubmitted: 1584565456
LastModified: 1589169788
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/zectl-git.tar.gz