bash4 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 27,2024

1. Install "bash4" 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 bash4 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall bash4 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "bash4" 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 bash4's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/bash4.git 
            
                        
                ~/bash4
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/bash4 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/bash4
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the bash4 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 583705
Name: bash4
PackageBaseID: 139412
PackageBase: bash4
Version: 4.4.023-1
Description: The GNU Bourne Again shell
URL: http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/bash.html
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: severach
Submitter: severach
FirstSubmitted: 1549500727
LastModified: 1549500727
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/bash4.tar.gz