python2-levenshtein on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 20,2024

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


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


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


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


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

ID: 866395
Name: python2-levenshtein
PackageBaseID: 147415
PackageBase: python2-levenshtein
Version: 0.12.2-1
Description: Python extension for computing string edit distances and similarities
URL: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/python-Levenshtein/
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: tallero
Submitter: rafaelff
FirstSubmitted: 1576437579
LastModified: 1613821315
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/python2-levenshtein.tar.gz