bcl2fastq-bin on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 26,2024

1. Install "bcl2fastq-bin" 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-bin on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                bcl2fastq-bin
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall bcl2fastq-bin on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                bcl2fastq-bin
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "bcl2fastq-bin" 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-bin's git locally


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


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

ID: 494708
Name: bcl2fastq-bin
PackageBaseID: 129723
PackageBase: bcl2fastq-bin
Version: 2.20.0.422-2
Description: Demultiplexes data and converts BCL files generated by Illumina sequencers to FASTQ for downstream analysis
URL: https://support.illumina.com/downloads/bcl2fastq-conversion-software-v2-20.html
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1703081298
Maintainer: balwierz
Submitter: clintval
FirstSubmitted: 1517627595
LastModified: 1521161484
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/bcl2fastq-bin.tar.gz