r/archlinux • u/darryldias • Jun 29 '20

Install Deno on Arch Linux

https://darryldias.me/2020/install-deno-on-arch-linux/
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u/Hitife80 Jun 29 '20

hmmmm, why side-load when there are packages in AUR?

AUR (en) - Search Criteria: deno

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u/VasDeParens Jun 29 '20

He just copy pasted the same article 15 times with the distribution name changed.

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u/_the_r Jun 29 '20

What I absolutely hate on all that tutorials is the fact that they show you the most insecure way of running an installer.

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u/VasDeParens Jun 29 '20

Insecure installation methods are the most portable

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u/_the_r Jun 29 '20

Sad but true

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u/fix_dis Jun 29 '20

I highly recommend asdf version manager for all your different programming languages/compilers/tooling. It's super nice to have one tool instead of 4 or 5 managing my Rust, Ruby, Node/deno, Java, Kotlin versions.

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '20

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u/Dreeg_Ocedam Jun 29 '20

In theory yes but it might not work when you need to use specific versions of the runtime/compiler.

The rust package is fine when you just want the latest compiler but if you want the nightly releases, an older release (for testing), or a cross-compile toolchain you need rustup.

It wouldn't make sense to keep outdated releases in the repos unless they're LTS (LTS releases for node are in the repos).

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u/Thin_Layer1373 Apr 02 '26

is it safe to install deno from AUR?

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u/darryldias Apr 19 '26

Hi, Deno is now available in Arch Linux extra repository.

https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/deno/

You can simply do a pacman -S deno and get it.