mscgen on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "mscgen" 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 mscgen on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall mscgen on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1233215
Name: mscgen
PackageBaseID: 107023
PackageBase: mscgen
Version: 0.20-4
Description: Message Sequence Chart Generator
URL: http://www.mcternan.me.uk/mscgen/
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Stebalien
Submitter: Stebalien
FirstSubmitted: 1454510077
LastModified: 1680017587
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mscgen.tar.gz