ruby-mysql2 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "ruby-mysql2" 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-mysql2 on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                ruby-mysql2
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall ruby-mysql2 on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                ruby-mysql2
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "ruby-mysql2" 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-mysql2's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/ruby-mysql2.git 
            
                        
                ~/ruby-mysql2
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/ruby-mysql2 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/ruby-mysql2
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ruby-mysql2 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1125418
Name: ruby-mysql2
PackageBaseID: 165046
PackageBase: ruby-mysql2
Version: 0.5.4-1
Description: A simple, fast Mysql library for Ruby, binding to libmysql
URL: http://github.com/brianmario/mysql2
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1691649667
Maintainer: Segaja
Submitter: Segaja
FirstSubmitted: 1617052022
LastModified: 1660342203
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/ruby-mysql2.tar.gz