octave-hg on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 19,2024

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

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

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


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


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

ID: 1099126
Name: octave-hg
PackageBaseID: 30572
PackageBase: octave-hg
Version: 6:8.0.0.r31096.b6aeea949531-1
Description: A high-level language, primarily intended for numerical computations.
URL: http://www.octave.org
NumVotes: 10
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter: haawda
FirstSubmitted: 1254439661
LastModified: 1655329855
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/octave-hg.tar.gz