fermat on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 26,2024

1. Install "fermat" 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 fermat on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall fermat on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1408669
Name: fermat
PackageBaseID: 158802
PackageBase: fermat
Version: 7.4-1
Description: A computer algebra system for polynomial and matrix computation
URL: http://home.bway.net/lewis/home.html
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Dylan14
Submitter: Dylan14
FirstSubmitted: 1602820730
LastModified: 1707843146
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/fermat.tar.gz