ruby1.9 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 25,2024

1. Install "ruby1.9" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)

$ sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si

b. Install ruby1.9 on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S ruby1.9

* (Optional) Uninstall ruby1.9 on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns ruby1.9

2. Manually Install "ruby1.9" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:

$ sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git

b. Clone ruby1.9's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/ruby1.9.git ~/ruby1.9

c. Go to ~/ruby1.9 folder and install it

$ cd ~/ruby1.9 $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the ruby1.9 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 256904
Name: ruby1.9
PackageBaseID: 97276
PackageBase: ruby1.9
Version: 1.9.3_p551-1
Description: An object-oriented language for quick and easy programming
URL: http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
FirstSubmitted: 1439312867
LastModified: 1450282399
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/ruby1.9.tar.gz