ruby2.6 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: July 02,2024

Deprecated! Installation of this package may no longer be supported.

1. Install "ruby2.6" 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 ruby2.6 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall ruby2.6 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "ruby2.6" 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 ruby2.6's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/ruby2.6.git 
            
                        
                ~/ruby2.6
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/ruby2.6 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/ruby2.6
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ruby2.6 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1083621
Name: ruby2.6
PackageBaseID: 173494
PackageBase: ruby2.6
Version: 2.6.10-1
Description: An object-oriented language for quick and easy programming (version 2.6)
URL: http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
FirstSubmitted: 1638121590
LastModified: 1653227963
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/ruby2.6.tar.gz