openacs on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 03,2025

1. Install "openacs" 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 openacs on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall openacs on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1098739
Name: openacs
PackageBaseID: 106060
PackageBase: openacs
Version: 5.10.0-1
Description: a toolkit for building scalable, community-oriented web applications.
URL: http://www.openacs.org
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: marmoser
Submitter: marmoser
FirstSubmitted: 1452686955
LastModified: 1655281315
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/openacs.tar.gz