optix on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 23,2024

1. Install "optix" 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 optix on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall optix on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1428370
Name: optix
PackageBaseID: 142030
PackageBase: optix
Version: 8.0.0-1
Description: An application framework for achieving optimal ray tracing performance on the GPU.
URL: https://developer.nvidia.com/optix
NumVotes: 9
Popularity: 0.000808
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: FabioLolix
Submitter: yvbbrjdr
FirstSubmitted: 1557815756
LastModified: 1710590945
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/optix.tar.gz