maxscale on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "maxscale" 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 maxscale on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall maxscale on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 865617
Name: maxscale
PackageBaseID: 147687
PackageBase: maxscale
Version: 2.5.8-1
Description: An intelligent database proxy
URL: https://mariadb.com/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1701289890
Maintainer: eworm
Submitter: mawcomw
FirstSubmitted: 1577453143
LastModified: 1613657641
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/maxscale.tar.gz