gpuowl on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "gpuowl" 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 gpuowl on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall gpuowl on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1305791
Name: gpuowl
PackageBaseID: 160445
PackageBase: gpuowl
Version: 7.2.1-1
Description: GPU Mersenne primality test
URL: https://github.com/preda/gpuowl
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Dylan14
Submitter: Dylan14
FirstSubmitted: 1606796451
LastModified: 1692363980
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/gpuowl.tar.gz