gretl on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "gretl" 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 gretl on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall gretl on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1395796
Name: gretl
PackageBaseID: 107960
PackageBase: gretl
Version: 2023c-1
Description: A cross-platform software package for econometric analysis, written in the C programming language
URL: http://gretl.sourceforge.net/
NumVotes: 12
Popularity: 0.037902
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: meanjollies
Submitter: Harvie
FirstSubmitted: 1456251451
LastModified: 1706667492
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/gretl.tar.gz