octomap on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "octomap" 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 octomap on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall octomap on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1083685
Name: octomap
PackageBaseID: 104437
PackageBase: octomap
Version: 1.9.8-1
Description: Efficient probabilistic 3D mapping framework based on octrees
URL: https://octomap.github.io/
NumVotes: 7
Popularity: 0.157075
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: acxz
Submitter: bchretien
FirstSubmitted: 1449771645
LastModified: 1653236496
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/octomap.tar.gz