libctl on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "libctl" 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 libctl on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall libctl on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1090918
Name: libctl
PackageBaseID: 97449
PackageBase: libctl
Version: 4.5.1-2
Description: A free Guile-based library implementing flexible control files for scientific simulations.
URL: http://ab-initio.mit.edu/wiki/index.php/Libctl
NumVotes: 6
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter: heitzmann
FirstSubmitted: 1439424792
LastModified: 1654465049
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/libctl.tar.gz