topcat on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "topcat" 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 topcat on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall topcat on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1424416
Name: topcat
PackageBaseID: 62890
PackageBase: topcat
Version: 4.9.1-1
Description: Tool for OPerations on Catalogues And Tables
URL: http://www.star.bris.ac.uk/~mbt/topcat/
NumVotes: 9
Popularity: 0.002183
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: saimn
Submitter: saimn
FirstSubmitted: 1347962436
LastModified: 1710086447
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/topcat.tar.gz