bcl2fastq on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 03,2025

Deprecated! Installation of this package may no longer be supported.

1. Install "bcl2fastq" 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 bcl2fastq on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall bcl2fastq on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "bcl2fastq" 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 bcl2fastq's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/bcl2fastq.git 
            
                        
                ~/bcl2fastq
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/bcl2fastq folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/bcl2fastq
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the bcl2fastq package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 404579
Name: bcl2fastq
PackageBaseID: 121765
PackageBase: bcl2fastq
Version: 2.19.0-1
Description: Demultiplexes data and converts BCL files generated by Illumina sequencers to FASTQ for downstream analysis.
URL: https://support.illumina.com/sequencing/sequencing_software/bcl2fastq-conversion-software.html
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1499329157
Maintainer:
Submitter: iosonofabio
FirstSubmitted: 1493088060
LastModified: 1493088060
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/bcl2fastq.tar.gz