brlcad on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 04,2025

1. Install "brlcad" 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 brlcad on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall brlcad on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1309952
Name: brlcad
PackageBaseID: 8320
PackageBase: brlcad
Version: 7.36.0-1
Description: An extensive 3D solid modeling system.
URL: https://brlcad.org
NumVotes: 67
Popularity: 0.245446
OutOfDate: 1704544153
Maintainer: ejno
Submitter: louipc
FirstSubmitted: 1170557221
LastModified: 1693171312
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/brlcad.tar.gz