bwa-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 02,2025

1. Install "bwa-git" 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 bwa-git on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall bwa-git on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "bwa-git" 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 bwa-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 904480
Name: bwa-git
PackageBaseID: 166631
PackageBase: bwa-git
Version: v0.7.17.r23.gfbfffc9-2
Description: Burrows-Wheeler Aligner maps low-divergent sequences against a large reference genome
URL: http://bio-bwa.sourceforge.net/
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: PumpkinCheshire
Submitter: PumpkinCheshire
FirstSubmitted: 1620560633
LastModified: 1620560868
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/bwa-git.tar.gz