postgis-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 04,2024

1. Install "postgis-git" 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 postgis-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                postgis-git
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall postgis-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                postgis-git
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "postgis-git" 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 postgis-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 853802
Name: postgis-git
PackageBaseID: 146230
PackageBase: postgis-git
Version: 3.1.0rc1.r48.g5148c43e3-1
Description: Postgres GIS extensions (from git)
URL: https://postgis.net/
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: intgr
Submitter: intgr
FirstSubmitted: 1572386917
LastModified: 1611752108
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/postgis-git.tar.gz