zramswap on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 17,2024

1. Install "zramswap" 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 zramswap on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall zramswap on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 678992
Name: zramswap
PackageBaseID: 52958
PackageBase: zramswap
Version: 5-1
Description: Sets up zram-based swap devices on boot
URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZRam
NumVotes: 236
Popularity: 0.009387
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: rpodgorny
Submitter: svenstaro
FirstSubmitted: 1317857746
LastModified: 1576861113
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/zramswap.tar.gz