minimap2 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 30,2024

1. Install "minimap2" 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 minimap2 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall minimap2 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "minimap2" 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 minimap2's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/minimap2.git 
            
                        
                ~/minimap2
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/minimap2 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/minimap2
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the minimap2 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1251122
Name: minimap2
PackageBaseID: 144911
PackageBase: minimap2
Version: 2.26-1
Description: A versatile pairwise aligner for genomic and spliced nucleotide sequences
URL: https://lh3.github.io/minimap2
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Ghabry
Submitter: Ghabry
FirstSubmitted: 1567938430
LastModified: 1682978294
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/minimap2.tar.gz