python-mecab on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "python-mecab" 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 python-mecab on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                python-mecab
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall python-mecab on Arch using YAY


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


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


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

ID: 1187338
Name: python-mecab
PackageBaseID: 86961
PackageBase: python-mecab
Version: 1.0.6-1
Description: Morphological Analysis Tool - Python3 interface
URL: http://taku910.github.io/mecab/
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1702310494
Maintainer:
Submitter: nosada
FirstSubmitted: 1414422000
LastModified: 1671854525
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/python-mecab.tar.gz