xs on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "xs" 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 xs on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xs on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1112942
Name: xs
PackageBaseID: 133249
PackageBase: xs
Version: 2-1
Description: A FASTQ read simulator
URL: https://github.com/pratas/xs
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter: clintval
FirstSubmitted: 1528405848
LastModified: 1658037682
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xs.tar.gz