boron on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 29,2024

1. Install "boron" 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 boron on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall boron on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1023266
Name: boron
PackageBaseID: 66515
PackageBase: boron
Version: 2.0.6-1
Description: An interpreted, prototype-based, scripting language similar to Rebol.
URL: http://urlan.sourceforge.net/boron/
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter: dseg
FirstSubmitted: 1358867556
LastModified: 1642831684
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/boron.tar.gz