polkadot on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: September 29,2024

1. Install "polkadot" 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 polkadot on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall polkadot on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 966793
Name: polkadot
PackageBaseID: 152928
PackageBase: polkadot
Version: 0.9.10-1
Description: Rust implementation of a polkadot node
URL: https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: MartinParity
Submitter: MartinParity
FirstSubmitted: 1589811048
LastModified: 1632838935
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/polkadot.tar.gz