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+# Template file for 'lynis'
+pkgname=lynis
+version=3.0.6
+revision=1
+short_desc="System and security auditing tool"
+maintainer="Johannes Heimansberg <git@jhe.dedyn.io>"
+license="GPL-3.0-only"
+homepage="https://cisofy.com/lynis/"
+distfiles="https://github.com/CISOfy/lynis/archive/refs/tags/${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=584ed6f6fa9dedeea1b473d888a4fe92fa9716400284fe41c92aed09cf10ec3e
+
+do_install() {
+	vmkdir etc/lynis
+	vinstall default.prf 0644 etc/lynis
+	vmkdir usr/share/lynis
+	vcopy include usr/share/lynis/
+	vcopy plugins usr/share/lynis/
+	vcopy db usr/share/lynis/
+	vbin lynis
+	vman lynis.8
+	vmkdir usr/share/doc/lynis
+	vinstall CHANGELOG.md 0644 usr/share/doc/lynis
+	vinstall FAQ 0644 usr/share/doc/lynis
+	vinstall INSTALL 0644 usr/share/doc/lynis
+	vinstall README 0644 usr/share/doc/lynis
+	vcompletion extras/bash_completion.d/lynis bash
+}