mpich2 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "mpich2" 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 mpich2 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall mpich2 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "mpich2" 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 mpich2's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/mpich2.git 
            
                        
                ~/mpich2
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/mpich2 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/mpich2
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the mpich2 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 759868
Name: mpich2
PackageBaseID: 73534
PackageBase: mpich2
Version: 1.5-3
Description: An improved implementation of the Message Passing Interface (legacy version).
URL: http://mpich.org
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: jpkotta
Submitter: jpkotta
FirstSubmitted: 1379363381
LastModified: 1593732663
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mpich2.tar.gz