gaiasky on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "gaiasky" 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 gaiasky on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall gaiasky on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1427855
Name: gaiasky
PackageBaseID: 110588
PackageBase: gaiasky
Version: 3:3.6.0-3
Description: Open source 3D universe simulator for desktop and VR with support for more than a billion objects
URL: https://zah.uni-heidelberg.de/gaia/outreach/gaiasky
NumVotes: 10
Popularity: 0.322078
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: langurmonkey
Submitter: langurmonkey
FirstSubmitted: 1461673144
LastModified: 1710530957
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/gaiasky.tar.gz