lightning on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 26,2024

1. Install "lightning" 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 lightning on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall lightning on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1406431
Name: lightning
PackageBaseID: 115798
PackageBase: lightning
Version: 2.2.3-1
Description: Library that generates assembly language code at run-time
URL: https://www.gnu.org/software/lightning/
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: adsun
Submitter: marsam
FirstSubmitted: 1475006688
LastModified: 1707451704
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/lightning.tar.gz