mafft on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: April 26,2024

1. Install "mafft" 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 mafft on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall mafft on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1426234
Name: mafft
PackageBaseID: 25104
PackageBase: mafft
Version: 7.525-1
Description: Multiple alignment program for amino acid or nucleotide sequences. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/mst010
URL: https://mafft.cbrc.jp/alignment/software
NumVotes: 14
Popularity: 0.000109
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: BioArchLinuxBot
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1238346943
LastModified: 1710309717
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mafft.tar.gz