octave-ga on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 10,2025

1. Install "octave-ga" 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 octave-ga on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall octave-ga on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "octave-ga" 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 octave-ga's git locally


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


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

ID: 1166082
Name: octave-ga
PackageBaseID: 102479
PackageBase: octave-ga
Version: 0.10.3-1
Description: Genetic optimization code
URL: https://gnu-octave.github.io/packages/ga
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: carlosal1015
Submitter: wangjiezhe
FirstSubmitted: 1445915632
LastModified: 1667868581
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/octave-ga.tar.gz