alibuild on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: March 14,2025

1. Install "alibuild" 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 alibuild on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall alibuild on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1140878
Name: alibuild
PackageBaseID: 166363
PackageBase: alibuild
Version: 1.12.0-1
Description: A simple build tool for ALICE software at CERN
URL: https://alisw.github.io/alibuild/
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: twilk
Submitter: twilk
FirstSubmitted: 1620063167
LastModified: 1663420756
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/alibuild.tar.gz