openfoam-4.x on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "openfoam-4.x" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)

$ sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si

b. Install openfoam-4.x on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S openfoam-4.x

* (Optional) Uninstall openfoam-4.x on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns openfoam-4.x

2. Manually Install "openfoam-4.x" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:

$ sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git

b. Clone openfoam-4.x's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/openfoam-4.x.git ~/openfoam-4.x

c. Go to ~/openfoam-4.x folder and install it

$ cd ~/openfoam-4.x $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the openfoam-4.x package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 449463
Name: openfoam-4.x
PackageBaseID: 124546
PackageBase: openfoam-4.x
Version: 4.1-1
Description: The open source CFD toolbox
URL: http://www.openfoam.org
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1596436731
Maintainer:
FirstSubmitted: 1501849650
LastModified: 1507289421
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/openfoam-4.x.tar.gz