samtools on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "samtools" 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 samtools on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall samtools on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "samtools" 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 samtools's git locally


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


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

ID: 1391790
Name: samtools
PackageBaseID: 31728
PackageBase: samtools
Version: 1.19.2-1
Description: tools for manipulating next-generation sequencing data
URL: http://www.htslib.org/
NumVotes: 30
Popularity: 0.000109
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: r6eve
Submitter: Vrob
FirstSubmitted: 1257371285
LastModified: 1706101816
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/samtools.tar.gz