scilab on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 23,2024

1. Install "scilab" 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 scilab on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall scilab on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1427828
Name: scilab
PackageBaseID: 54679
PackageBase: scilab
Version: 6.1.1-1
Description: A scientific software package for numerical computations.
URL: https://www.scilab.org
NumVotes: 85
Popularity: 0.000831
OutOfDate: 1710524807
Maintainer: carlosal1015
Submitter: td123
FirstSubmitted: 1323290178
LastModified: 1710524777
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/scilab.tar.gz