bwa-mem2 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "bwa-mem2" 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-mem2 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall bwa-mem2 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "bwa-mem2" 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-mem2's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/bwa-mem2.git 
            
                        
                ~/bwa-mem2
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/bwa-mem2 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/bwa-mem2
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the bwa-mem2 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1259081
Name: bwa-mem2
PackageBaseID: 193665
PackageBase: bwa-mem2
Version: 2.2.1-1
Description: The next version of Burrows-Wheeler Aligner MEM algorithm
URL: https://github.com/bwa-mem2/bwa-mem2
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0.002182
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: vejnar
Submitter: vejnar
FirstSubmitted: 1684285357
LastModified: 1684285357
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/bwa-mem2.tar.gz