opencpn on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: July 03,2024

1. Install "opencpn" 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 opencpn on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall opencpn on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1341704
Name: opencpn
PackageBaseID: 28071
PackageBase: opencpn
Version: 5.8.4-1
Description: Open Source Chart Plotting / Marine Navigation
URL: http://opencpn.org
NumVotes: 35
Popularity: 0.156705
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: cybuzuma
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1247063119
LastModified: 1698349479
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/opencpn.tar.gz