bc-gh on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 23,2024

1. Install "bc-gh" 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 bc-gh on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall bc-gh on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "bc-gh" 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 bc-gh's git locally


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


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

ID: 1387513
Name: bc-gh
PackageBaseID: 146536
PackageBase: bc-gh
Version: 6.7.5-4
Description: Implementation of dc and POSIX bc with GNU extensions
URL: https://github.com/gavinhoward/bc
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0.046382
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Gdh
Submitter: Gdh
FirstSubmitted: 1573333382
LastModified: 1705494911
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/bc-gh.tar.gz