cdsclient on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: March 11,2025

1. Install "cdsclient" 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 cdsclient on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall cdsclient on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1259808
Name: cdsclient
PackageBaseID: 121766
PackageBase: cdsclient
Version: 3.84-2
Description: a set of C and csh routines o query some databases located at CDS or on mirrors over the network
URL: https://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/vizier/doc/cdsclient.html
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0.002186
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: jankoh
Submitter: ydallilar
FirstSubmitted: 1493094703
LastModified: 1684409468
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/cdsclient.tar.gz