factor on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 13,2025

1. Install "factor" 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 factor on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall factor on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1381942
Name: factor
PackageBaseID: 38902
PackageBase: factor
Version: 0.99-1
Description: A general purpose, dynamically typed, stack-based programming language.
URL: http://factorcode.org
NumVotes: 31
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: megapoliss
Submitter: LeonidasXIV
FirstSubmitted: 1279146090
LastModified: 1704642998
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/factor.tar.gz