bcftools on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 24,2025

1. Install "bcftools" 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 bcftools on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall bcftools on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1395790
Name: bcftools
PackageBaseID: 63295
PackageBase: bcftools
Version: 1.19-1
Description: A program for variant calling and manipulating files in the Variant Call Format (VCF) and its binary counterpart BCF
URL: https://samtools.github.io/bcftools
NumVotes: 8
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: meanjollies
Submitter: sbarbi
FirstSubmitted: 1349193132
LastModified: 1706666911
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/bcftools.tar.gz