sphinx on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 25,2024

1. Install "sphinx" 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 sphinx on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall sphinx on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1329411
Name: sphinx
PackageBaseID: 17178
PackageBase: sphinx
Version: 2.2.11-4
Description: Free open-source SQL full-text search engine.
URL: http://www.sphinxsearch.com/
NumVotes: 69
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1211762787
LastModified: 1696581037
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/sphinx.tar.gz