mdscan on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 30,2024

1. Install "mdscan" 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 mdscan on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall mdscan on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 392975
Name: mdscan
PackageBaseID: 120674
PackageBase: mdscan
Version: 2004-3
Description: A DNA seqence motif finding programs
URL: http://motif.stanford.edu/distributions/mdscan/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: allencch
Submitter: allencch
FirstSubmitted: 1489762322
LastModified: 1489762322
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mdscan.tar.gz