bamtools on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 24,2025

1. Install "bamtools" 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 bamtools on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall bamtools on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1031224
Name: bamtools
PackageBaseID: 55831
PackageBase: bamtools
Version: 2.5.2-1
Description: C++ API & command-line toolkit for working with BAM data
URL: https://github.com/pezmaster31/bamtools
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: mys_721tx
Submitter: stratust
FirstSubmitted: 1326694296
LastModified: 1643926290
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/bamtools.tar.gz