htslib on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "htslib" 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 htslib on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall htslib on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1395797
Name: htslib
PackageBaseID: 84770
PackageBase: htslib
Version: 1.19.1-1
Description: A C library for high-throughput sequencing data formats
URL: https://github.com/samtools/htslib
NumVotes: 19
Popularity: 0.000109
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: meanjollies
Submitter: wookietreiber
FirstSubmitted: 1408388286
LastModified: 1706667540
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/htslib.tar.gz