libbigwig on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "libbigwig" 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 libbigwig on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall libbigwig on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1126522
Name: libbigwig
PackageBaseID: 118524
PackageBase: libbigwig
Version: 0.4.7-1
Description: library for handling bigWig files
URL: https://github.com/dpryan79/libBigWig
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: adsun
Submitter: wookietreiber
FirstSubmitted: 1483877505
LastModified: 1660613923
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/libbigwig.tar.gz