optix74 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 01,2025

1. Install "optix74" 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 optix74 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall optix74 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "optix74" 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 optix74's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/optix74.git 
            
                        
                ~/optix74
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/optix74 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/optix74
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the optix74 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1167692
Name: optix74
PackageBaseID: 187276
PackageBase: optix74
Version: 7.4.0-1
Description: An application framework for achieving optimal ray tracing performance on the GPU.
URL: https://developer.nvidia.com/optix
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: bartus
Submitter: bartus
FirstSubmitted: 1668188362
LastModified: 1668188362
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/optix74.tar.gz