gplates on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 29,2024

1. Install "gplates" 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 gplates on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall gplates on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1372330
Name: gplates
PackageBaseID: 188567
PackageBase: gplates
Version: 2.4.0-2
Description: GPlates is a plate tectonics program. Manipulate reconstructions of geological and paleogeographic features through geological time. Interactively visualize vector, raster and volume data.
URL: https://www.gplates.org
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0.002983
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: tamamizu
Submitter: tamamizu
FirstSubmitted: 1670457368
LastModified: 1702994463
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/gplates.tar.gz