freefem on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "freefem" 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 freefem on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall freefem on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1364010
Name: freefem
PackageBaseID: 142897
PackageBase: freefem
Version: 4.14.0-1
Description: A PDE oriented language using the finite element method
URL: https://freefem.org/index.html
NumVotes: 18
Popularity: 3.5E-5
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: gdolle
Submitter: haawda
FirstSubmitted: 1560972706
LastModified: 1701645386
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/freefem.tar.gz