choosenim on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "choosenim" 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 choosenim on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall choosenim on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1109357
Name: choosenim
PackageBaseID: 142082
PackageBase: choosenim
Version: 0.8.4-1
Description: choosenim installs the Nim programming language from official downloads and sources, enabling you to easily switch between stable and development compilers.
URL: https://github.com/dom96/choosenim
NumVotes: 7
Popularity: 0.000264
OutOfDate: 1693111037
Maintainer: eclairevoyant
Submitter: 0x647262
FirstSubmitted: 1557897105
LastModified: 1657288610
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/choosenim.tar.gz