firebuild on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "firebuild" 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 firebuild on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall firebuild on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1308506
Name: firebuild
PackageBaseID: 192823
PackageBase: firebuild
Version: 0.8.2-1
Description: Automatic build accelerator cache for Linux
URL: https://firebuild.com/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter: bart
FirstSubmitted: 1681898624
LastModified: 1692885119
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/firebuild.tar.gz