scala3 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "scala3" 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 scala3 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall scala3 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "scala3" 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 scala3's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/scala3.git 
            
                        
                ~/scala3
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/scala3 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/scala3
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the scala3 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1421563
Name: scala3
PackageBaseID: 126701
PackageBase: scala-dotty
Version: 3.4.0-1
Description: The Scala 3 compiler, also known as Dotty.
URL: http://dotty.epfl.ch
NumVotes: 14
Popularity: 0.373171
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: mbloms
Submitter: corvus_192
FirstSubmitted: 1509130910
LastModified: 1709699449
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/scala3.tar.gz