nwchem on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 01,2025

1. Install "nwchem" 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 nwchem on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall nwchem on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1393491
Name: nwchem
PackageBaseID: 79296
PackageBase: nwchem
Version: 7.2.2-1
Description: Ab initio computational chemistry software package
URL: https://nwchemgit.github.io
NumVotes: 8
Popularity: 1.0E-6
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: a.kudelin
Submitter: sctincman
FirstSubmitted: 1393191415
LastModified: 1706373264
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/nwchem.tar.gz