igv on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "igv" 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 igv on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall igv on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1422981
Name: igv
PackageBaseID: 80226
PackageBase: igv
Version: 2.17.3-1
Description: High-performance visualization tool for interactive exploration of large, integrated genomic datasets. From Broad Institute.
URL: http://www.broadinstitute.org/software/igv/home
NumVotes: 14
Popularity: 0.00011
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: balwierz
Submitter: decryptedepsilon
FirstSubmitted: 1395608873
LastModified: 1709878744
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/igv.tar.gz