alda on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: March 16,2025

1. Install "alda" 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 alda on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall alda on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1258473
Name: alda
PackageBaseID: 169999
PackageBase: alda
Version: 2.2.5-1
Description: A music programming language for musicians
URL: https://github.com/alda-lang/alda
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 9.5E-5
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Ajmeade
Submitter: matthias.lisin
FirstSubmitted: 1629175444
LastModified: 1684193933
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/alda.tar.gz