rust-nightly on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 31,2024

1. Install "rust-nightly" 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 rust-nightly on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                rust-nightly
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall rust-nightly on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                rust-nightly
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "rust-nightly" 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 rust-nightly's git locally


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


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

ID: 668241
Name: rust-nightly
PackageBaseID: 80739
PackageBase: rust-nightly
Version: 1.41.0_2019.11.18-1
Description: A safe, concurrent, practical language
URL: http://www.rust-lang.org/
NumVotes: 10
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1702411317
Maintainer: navigaid
Submitter: dieelt
FirstSubmitted: 1397037667
LastModified: 1574156501
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/rust-nightly.tar.gz