zinc on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "zinc" 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 zinc on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall zinc on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1193933
Name: zinc
PackageBaseID: 178129
PackageBase: zinc
Version: 0.3.6-1
Description: A lightweight alternative to Elasticsearch that requires minimal resources
URL: https://zinclabs.io/
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0.000223
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: grawlinson
Submitter: grawlinson
FirstSubmitted: 1650481283
LastModified: 1673247092
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/zinc.tar.gz