glasscalc on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 01,2025

1. Install "glasscalc" 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 glasscalc on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall glasscalc on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 486298
Name: glasscalc
PackageBaseID: 130020
PackageBase: glasscalc
Version: 1-1
Description: A small script that calculates IVSHMEM device size for Looking Glass
URL: https://gist.github.com/NeoTheFox/c867fbfcaea74749e96f3006b12675fb
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: NeoTheFox
Submitter: NeoTheFox
FirstSubmitted: 1518528148
LastModified: 1518528148
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/glasscalc.tar.gz