zfs-dkms on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: March 13,2025

1. Install "zfs-dkms" 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 zfs-dkms on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall zfs-dkms on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "zfs-dkms" 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 zfs-dkms's git locally


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


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

ID: 1426301
Name: zfs-dkms
PackageBaseID: 99080
PackageBase: zfs-dkms
Version: 2.2.3-2
Description: Kernel modules for the Zettabyte File System.
URL: https://zfsonlinux.org/
NumVotes: 158
Popularity: 0.421257
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: kstolp
Submitter: isiachi
FirstSubmitted: 1441022511
LastModified: 1710319399
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/zfs-dkms.tar.gz