yum on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "yum" 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 yum on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall yum on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1042882
Name: yum
PackageBaseID: 22976
PackageBase: yum
Version: 3.4.3-8
Description: a popular channel based package manager for RPM distros.
URL: http://yum.baseurl.org/
NumVotes: 64
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1702988583
Maintainer:
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1231437741
LastModified: 1645803183
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/yum.tar.gz