fasttree on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 24,2025

1. Install "fasttree" 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 fasttree on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall fasttree on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 648307
Name: fasttree
PackageBaseID: 75780
PackageBase: fasttree
Version: 2.1.11-1
Description: Approximately-Maximum-Likelihood Trees for Large Alignments
URL: http://www.microbesonline.org/fasttree/
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: semi
Submitter: semi
FirstSubmitted: 1385720468
LastModified: 1569007297
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/fasttree.tar.gz