gmsh on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "gmsh" 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 gmsh on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall gmsh on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1390080
Name: gmsh
PackageBaseID: 4094
PackageBase: gmsh
Version: 4.12.2-1
Description: An automatic 3D finite element mesh generator with pre and post-processing facilities.
URL: https://gmsh.info
NumVotes: 61
Popularity: 0.091841
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: gborzi
Submitter: S1G1
FirstSubmitted: 1144193504
LastModified: 1705871989
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/gmsh.tar.gz