swift-bin on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 03,2024

1. Install "swift-bin" 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 swift-bin on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall swift-bin on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "swift-bin" 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 swift-bin's git locally


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


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

ID: 1421970
Name: swift-bin
PackageBaseID: 104174
PackageBase: swift-bin
Version: 5.10-1
Description: Binary builds of the Swift programming language
URL: https://www.swift.org/
NumVotes: 83
Popularity: 1.919775
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: susurri
Submitter: ashleyis
FirstSubmitted: 1449250310
LastModified: 1709748385
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/swift-bin.tar.gz