libxml on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 29,2024

1. Install "libxml" 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 libxml on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall libxml on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 965153
Name: libxml
PackageBaseID: 133659
PackageBase: libxml
Version: 1.8.17-4
Description: The XML C parser and toolkit of Gnome. Older version.
URL: http://xmlsoft.org/
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter: jonathon
FirstSubmitted: 1529520807
LastModified: 1632473290
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/libxml.tar.gz