nextflow on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "nextflow" 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 nextflow on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall nextflow on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1244094
Name: nextflow
PackageBaseID: 129843
PackageBase: nextflow
Version: 23.04.1-1
Description: A DSL for data-driven computational pipelines
URL: https://www.nextflow.io
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0.000109
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: kvikshaug
Submitter: alexpe87
FirstSubmitted: 1517945435
LastModified: 1682021198
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/nextflow.tar.gz