octave-general on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 11,2025

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


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                octave-general
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall octave-general on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                octave-general
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "octave-general" 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-general's git locally


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


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

ID: 1347529
Name: octave-general
PackageBaseID: 57552
PackageBase: octave-general
Version: 2.1.3-1
Description: General tools for Octave.
URL: https://gnu-octave.github.io/packages/general/
NumVotes: 51
Popularity: 3.0E-5
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: pingplug
Submitter: drizzd
FirstSubmitted: 1331589409
LastModified: 1699118260
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/octave-general.tar.gz