eigen2 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "eigen2" 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 eigen2 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall eigen2 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "eigen2" 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 eigen2's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/eigen2.git 
            
                        
                ~/eigen2
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/eigen2 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/eigen2
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the eigen2 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1391817
Name: eigen2
PackageBaseID: 113327
PackageBase: eigen2
Version: 2.0.17-6
Description: A lightweight C++ template library for vector and matrix math, a.k.a. linear algebra
URL: http://eigen.tuxfamily.org/index.php?title=Main_Page
NumVotes: 55
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: bartus
Submitter: arojas
FirstSubmitted: 1467958791
LastModified: 1706105629
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/eigen2.tar.gz