firebird on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "firebird" 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 firebird on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall firebird on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1369071
Name: firebird
PackageBaseID: 175859
PackageBase: firebird
Version: 4.0.4.3010-1
Description: A open source SQL relational database management system (RDMS)
URL: http://www.firebirdsql.org/
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0.180892
OutOfDate: 1706483630
Maintainer: crank
Submitter: crank
FirstSubmitted: 1644491296
LastModified: 1702482222
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/firebird.tar.gz