chemtool on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "chemtool" 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 chemtool on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall chemtool on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1059951
Name: chemtool
PackageBaseID: 177539
PackageBase: chemtool
Version: 1.6.14-4
Description: A small program for drawing chemical structures
URL: http://ruby.chemie.uni-freiburg.de/~martin/chemtool/chemtool.html
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0.652588
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: carlosal1015
Submitter: arojas
FirstSubmitted: 1648831828
LastModified: 1648831828
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/chemtool.tar.gz