ncbi-datasets-cli on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: July 05,2024

1. Install "ncbi-datasets-cli" 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 ncbi-datasets-cli on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                ncbi-datasets-cli
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall ncbi-datasets-cli on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                ncbi-datasets-cli
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "ncbi-datasets-cli" 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 ncbi-datasets-cli's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/ncbi-datasets-cli.git 
            
                        
                ~/ncbi-datasets-cli
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/ncbi-datasets-cli folder and install it


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

ID: 1426220
Name: ncbi-datasets-cli
PackageBaseID: 185928
PackageBase: ncbi-datasets-cli
Version: 16.8.1-1
Description: An experimental resource for finding and building datasets across NCBI databases
URL: https://github.com/ncbi/datasets
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: hottea
Submitter: hottea
FirstSubmitted: 1663829135
LastModified: 1710305867
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/ncbi-datasets-cli.tar.gz