scala on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 02,2025

1. Install "scala" 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 scala on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall scala on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1428687
Name: scala
PackageBaseID: 192216
PackageBase: scala
Version: 2.13.13-1
Description: A Java-interoperable language with object-oriented and functional features
URL: https://www.scala-lang.org
NumVotes: 7
Popularity: 1.379301
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: isomarcte
Submitter: arojas
FirstSubmitted: 1680370180
LastModified: 1710619009
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/scala.tar.gz