r-backports on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: September 28,2024

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


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


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


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


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

ID: 1050388
Name: r-backports
PackageBaseID: 140560
PackageBase: r-backports
Version: 1.4.1-1
Description: Reimplementations of Functions Introduced Since R-3.0.0
URL: https://cran.r-project.org/package=backports
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: greyltc
Submitter: editicalu
FirstSubmitted: 1553429717
LastModified: 1647193318
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/r-backports.tar.gz