ds9 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "ds9" 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 ds9 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall ds9 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "ds9" 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 ds9's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/ds9.git 
            
                        
                ~/ds9
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/ds9 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/ds9
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ds9 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1383108
Name: ds9
PackageBaseID: 133078
PackageBase: ds9
Version: 8.5-2
Description: SAOImage DS9: Astronomical Data Visualization Application
URL: http://hea-www.harvard.edu/RD/ds9/
NumVotes: 6
Popularity: 0.068666
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: edombek
Submitter: ydallilar
FirstSubmitted: 1527904367
LastModified: 1704822704
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/ds9.tar.gz