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= Installing from the AUR by hand = | = Installing from the AUR by hand = | ||
Packages from the AUR can also be installed ''by hand'' (manually) | ==Packages from the AUR can also be installed ''by hand'' (manually)== | ||
To do that follow the steps given below: | |||
* Download the tarball from the AUR preferably to ''~/Downloads'' | |||
(just click on the tarball from your browser and you should get it) | (just click on the tarball from your browser and you should get it) | ||
Make a sub-directory in downloads called builds- | |||
* Make a sub-directory in downloads called builds- | |||
mkdir ~/Downloads/builds | mkdir ~/Downloads/builds | ||
Move the tarball to builds (foo is the name of the package you've downloaded). | |||
-- Move the tarball to builds (foo is the name of the package you've downloaded). | |||
mv foo.tar.gz builds | mv foo.tar.gz builds | ||
Change directory to the builds folder- | |||
-- Change directory to the builds folder- | |||
cd builds | cd builds | ||
Untar the tarball | |||
-- Untar the tarball | |||
tar -xvf foo.tar.gz | tar -xvf foo.tar.gz | ||
Move into the new sub-directory | |||
-- Move into the new sub-directory | |||
cd <foo> | cd <foo> | ||
To make/ | |||
* To make/compile the package, run- | |||
makepkg -s | makepkg -s | ||
This will build the package and pull in any dependencies needed. | This will build the package and pull in any dependencies needed. | ||
''Note that it | ''Note that it won't pull a dependency from the AUR, only from the Manjaro Repos.'' | ||
If you run | If you run | ||
ls | |||
you'll probably find a few new files. | |||
you'll probably find a few new files. You're interested in the one that ends with .pkg.tar.xz (usually) | |||
You're interested in the one that ends with .pkg.tar.xz (usually) | |||
* The final event is running $sudo pacman -U on that file- | |||
sudo pacman -U foo.pkg.xz | sudo pacman -U foo.pkg.xz | ||
And you've done it...the safest way to install from the AUR. | And you've done it...the safest way to install from the AUR. | ||
This is essentially what most install scripts do for you. | This is essentially what most install scripts do for you. | ||
''Note''-To install the package, instead of using ''sudo pacman -U foo.pkg.xz'' can also use - | ''Note''-To install the package, instead of using ''sudo pacman -U foo.pkg.xz'' can also use: | ||
makepkg -i | |||
You can ask for support for installing by hand at the following link-[http://forum.manjaro.org/index.php?topic=7076.msg61520#msg61520] | You can ask for support for installing by hand at the following link-[http://forum.manjaro.org/index.php?topic=7076.msg61520#msg61520] | ||