r-devtools on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 27,2024

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

* (Optional) Uninstall r-devtools on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "r-devtools" 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-devtools's git locally


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


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

ID: 1174698
Name: r-devtools
PackageBaseID: 140575
PackageBase: r-devtools
Version: 2.4.5-5
Description: Tools to Make Developing R Packages Easier
URL: https://cran.r-project.org/package=devtools
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: BioArchLinuxBot
Submitter: editicalu
FirstSubmitted: 1553438365
LastModified: 1669477539
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/r-devtools.tar.gz