ncview on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: March 14,2025

1. Install "ncview" 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 ncview on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall ncview on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 554792
Name: ncview
PackageBaseID: 7618
PackageBase: ncview
Version: 2.1.8-1
Description: A visual browser for netCDF format files
URL: http://meteora.ucsd.edu/~pierce/ncview_home_page.html
NumVotes: 16
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1699452784
Maintainer:
Submitter: graziano
FirstSubmitted: 1164292415
LastModified: 1540522678
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/ncview.tar.gz