searx on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "searx" 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 searx on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall searx on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1267222
Name: searx
PackageBaseID: 115318
PackageBase: searx
Version: 1.1.0-2
Description: A privacy-respecting, hackable metasearch engine (python(3) based)
URL: https://searx.github.io/searx/
NumVotes: 38
Popularity: 0.00293
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Jake
Submitter: Jake
FirstSubmitted: 1473248546
LastModified: 1685789248
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/searx.tar.gz