pointwise on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: September 21,2024

1. Install "pointwise" 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 pointwise on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall pointwise on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1300867
Name: pointwise
PackageBaseID: 174667
PackageBase: pointwise
Version: 18.6R6-1
Description: Pointwise is the choice for CFD (computational fluid dynamics) mesh generation, covering all of preprocessing from geometry model import to flow solver export.
URL: https://pointwise.com/
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: SandFloh
Submitter: SandFloh
FirstSubmitted: 1641202361
LastModified: 1691499441
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/pointwise.tar.gz