kicad-rc on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 30,2024

1. Install "kicad-rc" 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 kicad-rc on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall kicad-rc on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "kicad-rc" 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 kicad-rc's git locally


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


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

ID: 1036051
Name: kicad-rc
PackageBaseID: 134175
PackageBase: kicad-rc
Version: 6.0.2-1
Description: Official KiCad release candidates and dev snapshots
URL: http://kicad.org/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1675289894
Maintainer:
Submitter: greyltc
FirstSubmitted: 1531324571
LastModified: 1644757030
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/kicad-rc.tar.gz