cadabra2 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: March 11,2025

1. Install "cadabra2" 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 cadabra2 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall cadabra2 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "cadabra2" 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 cadabra2's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/cadabra2.git 
            
                        
                ~/cadabra2
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/cadabra2 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/cadabra2
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the cadabra2 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1418272
Name: cadabra2
PackageBaseID: 118410
PackageBase: cadabra2
Version: 2.4.5.4-1
Description: A field-theory motivated approach to computer algebra
URL: https://cadabra.science
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: carlosal1015
Submitter: yitzi
FirstSubmitted: 1483563745
LastModified: 1709233131
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/cadabra2.tar.gz