chimerax on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: September 28,2024

1. Install "chimerax" 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 chimerax on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall chimerax on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1380371
Name: chimerax
PackageBaseID: 168009
PackageBase: chimerax
Version: 1.7-1
Description: UCSF ChimeraX (or simply ChimeraX) is the next-generation molecular visualization program from the Resource for Biocomputing, Visualization, and Informatics (RBVI), following UCSF Chimera.
URL: https://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimerax/
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0.425553
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: tzok
Submitter: tzok
FirstSubmitted: 1623765319
LastModified: 1704372594
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/chimerax.tar.gz