portage on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "portage" 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 portage on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall portage on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1290346
Name: portage
PackageBaseID: 194402
PackageBase: portage
Version: 3.0.49-1
Description: package management and distribution system for Gentoo
URL: https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Portage
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Freed
Submitter: Freed
FirstSubmitted: 1686064635
LastModified: 1689622455
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/portage.tar.gz