rtx on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 12,2025

1. Install "rtx" 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 rtx on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall rtx on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "rtx" 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 rtx's git locally


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


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

ID: 1378236
Name: rtx
PackageBaseID: 189911
PackageBase: rtx
Version: 2024.0.0-1
Description: Polyglot runtime manager
URL: https://github.com/jdx/rtx
NumVotes: 8
Popularity: 0.431084
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: jdx
Submitter: jdx
FirstSubmitted: 1674876333
LastModified: 1704059546
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/rtx.tar.gz