hdfview on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 25,2024

1. Install "hdfview" 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 hdfview on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall hdfview on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1324708
Name: hdfview
PackageBaseID: 126402
PackageBase: hdfview
Version: 3.3.1-1
Description: A visual tool for browsing and editing HDF4 and HDF5 files.
URL: https://portal.hdfgroup.org/display/HDFVIEW/HDFView
NumVotes: 8
Popularity: 0.001038
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: petronny
Submitter: eleftg
FirstSubmitted: 1508266498
LastModified: 1695707098
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/hdfview.tar.gz