gromacs on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "gromacs" 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 gromacs on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall gromacs on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1299089
Name: gromacs
PackageBaseID: 54897
PackageBase: gromacs
Version: 2023.2-1
Description: A versatile package to perform molecular dynamics, i.e. simulate the Newtonian equations of motion for systems with hundreds to millions of particles.
URL: http://www.gromacs.org/
NumVotes: 24
Popularity: 0.000803
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: hseara
Submitter: xyproto
FirstSubmitted: 1323882236
LastModified: 1691176198
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/gromacs.tar.gz