iraf on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "iraf" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)

$ sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si

b. Install iraf on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S iraf

* (Optional) Uninstall iraf on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns iraf

2. Manually Install "iraf" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:

$ sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git

b. Clone iraf's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/iraf.git ~/iraf

c. Go to ~/iraf folder and install it

$ cd ~/iraf $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the iraf package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 397065
Name: iraf
PackageBaseID: 31086
PackageBase: iraf
Version: 2.16-1
Description: Image Reduction and Analysis Facility
URL: http://iraf.noao.edu/
NumVotes: 7
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1601383391
Maintainer:
FirstSubmitted: 1255154127
LastModified: 1490926276
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/iraf.tar.gz