packmol on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 18,2024

1. Install "packmol" 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 packmol on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall packmol on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1067970
Name: packmol
PackageBaseID: 100418
PackageBase: packmol
Version: 1:20.3.5-1
Description: Creates an initial point for molecular dynamics simulations by packing molecules in defined regions of space.
URL: http://www.ime.unicamp.br/~martinez/packmol/
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: IslandC0der
Submitter: berquist
FirstSubmitted: 1442840365
LastModified: 1650156508
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/packmol.tar.gz