pcalc on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "pcalc" 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 pcalc on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall pcalc on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1373954
Name: pcalc
PackageBaseID: 15116
PackageBase: pcalc
Version: 5-1
Description: A command-line programmer's calculator handling HEX/DEC/OCT/BIN
URL: https://github.com/vapier/pcalc
NumVotes: 23
Popularity: 0.208528
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: maanoobh
Submitter: ilpianista
FirstSubmitted: 1202440917
LastModified: 1703239655
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/pcalc.tar.gz