platon on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 25,2024

1. Install "platon" 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 platon on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall platon on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 820920
Name: platon
PackageBaseID: 147321
PackageBase: platon
Version: 171020-2
Description: A Multipurpose Crystallographic Tool
URL: https://www.platonsoft.nl
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: a.kudelin
Submitter: a.kudelin
FirstSubmitted: 1575999411
LastModified: 1605783932
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/platon.tar.gz