herwig on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: July 07,2024

1. Install "herwig" 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 herwig on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall herwig on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1269334
Name: herwig
PackageBaseID: 121141
PackageBase: herwig
Version: 7.2.3-1
Description: Herwig is a multi-purpose particle physics event generator.
URL: http://herwig.hepforge.org
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0.003349
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Mr.Smith1974
Submitter: cbpark
FirstSubmitted: 1491047883
LastModified: 1686120082
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/herwig.tar.gz