python2-backports on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: July 03,2024

1. Install "python2-backports" 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 python2-backports on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                python2-backports
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall python2-backports on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                python2-backports
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "python2-backports" 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 python2-backports's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/python2-backports.git 
            
                        
                ~/python2-backports
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/python2-backports folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/python2-backports
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the python2-backports package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1097855
Name: python2-backports
PackageBaseID: 183119
PackageBase: python2-backports
Version: 1.1-2
Description: Namespace for backported Python features
URL: https://github.com/brandon-rhodes/backports
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0.119365
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: hexd
Submitter: hexd
FirstSubmitted: 1655018398
LastModified: 1655144885
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/python2-backports.tar.gz