sdformat-9 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: March 12,2025

1. Install "sdformat-9" 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 sdformat-9 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall sdformat-9 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "sdformat-9" 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 sdformat-9's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/sdformat-9.git 
            
                        
                ~/sdformat-9
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/sdformat-9 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/sdformat-9
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the sdformat-9 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1227732
Name: sdformat-9
PackageBaseID: 160777
PackageBase: sdformat-9
Version: 9.8.0-3
Description: SDF Converter for gazebo
URL: http://sdformat.org/
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: acxz
Submitter: Homalozoa
FirstSubmitted: 1607585178
LastModified: 1679019644
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/sdformat-9.tar.gz