mpich on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 02,2024

1. Install "mpich" 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 mpich on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall mpich on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1407866
Name: mpich
PackageBaseID: 65910
PackageBase: mpich
Version: 4.2.0-1
Description: An improved implementation of the Message Passing Interface.
URL: https://mpich.org
NumVotes: 87
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: jedbrown
Submitter: jedbrown
FirstSubmitted: 1356989111
LastModified: 1707711717
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mpich.tar.gz