cloudcompare on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "cloudcompare" 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 cloudcompare on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                cloudcompare
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall cloudcompare on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                cloudcompare
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "cloudcompare" 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 cloudcompare's git locally


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


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

ID: 1278990
Name: cloudcompare
PackageBaseID: 140664
PackageBase: cloudcompare
Version: 2.12.4-3
Description: A 3D point cloud (and triangular mesh) processing software
URL: http://www.danielgm.net/cc/
NumVotes: 14
Popularity: 0.021492
OutOfDate: 1709885537
Maintainer: bartus
Submitter: bartus
FirstSubmitted: 1553669929
LastModified: 1687775095
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/cloudcompare.tar.gz