ruby-backports on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 18,2024

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


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


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


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


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

ID: 1421560
Name: ruby-backports
PackageBaseID: 47400
PackageBase: ruby-backports
Version: 3.25.0-1
Description: Essential backports that enable many of the nice features of Ruby 1.8.7 up to 2.1.0 for earlier versions.
URL: http://github.com/marcandre/backports
NumVotes: 24
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: DDoSolitary
Submitter: hcartiaux
FirstSubmitted: 1300109094
LastModified: 1709698759
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/ruby-backports.tar.gz