ruby-open4 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 03,2025

1. Install "ruby-open4" 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-open4 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall ruby-open4 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "ruby-open4" 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-open4's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/ruby-open4.git 
            
                        
                ~/ruby-open4
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/ruby-open4 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/ruby-open4
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ruby-open4 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 208854
Name: ruby-open4
PackageBaseID: 44221
PackageBase: ruby-open4
Version: 1.3.4-1
Description: Open and manage child processes and their io handles easily.
URL: https://github.com/ahoward/open4
NumVotes: 27
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: OmeGa
Submitter: mathieu.clabaut
FirstSubmitted: 1291727385
LastModified: 1436340020
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/ruby-open4.tar.gz