lightgbm on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: April 27,2024

1. Install "lightgbm" 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 lightgbm on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall lightgbm on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1202197
Name: lightgbm
PackageBaseID: 133571
PackageBase: lightgbm
Version: 3.3.5-1
Description: Distributed gradient boosting framework based on decision tree algorithms.
URL: https://github.com/Microsoft/LightGBM
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1698518540
Maintainer:
Submitter: akstrfn
FirstSubmitted: 1529161166
LastModified: 1674721118
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/lightgbm.tar.gz