magics++ on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: September 20,2024

1. Install "magics++" 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 magics++ on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall magics++ on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "magics++" 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 magics++'s git locally


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


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

ID: 1292574
Name: magics++
PackageBaseID: 109425
PackageBase: magics++
Version: 4.14.1-1
Description: Magics is the latest generation of the ECMWF's Meteorological plotting software MAGICS.
URL: https://confluence.ecmwf.int/display/MAGP
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: capitalaslash
Submitter: graziano
FirstSubmitted: 1459184549
LastModified: 1689970415
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/magics++.tar.gz