bedtools on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "bedtools" 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 bedtools on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall bedtools on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1387130
Name: bedtools
PackageBaseID: 55824
PackageBase: bedtools
Version: 1:2.31.1-1
Description: powerful toolset for genome arithmetic
URL: https://github.com/arq5x/bedtools2
NumVotes: 16
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: malacology
Submitter: stratust
FirstSubmitted: 1326664202
LastModified: 1705437497
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/bedtools.tar.gz