vmd on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 25,2024

1. Install "vmd" 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 vmd on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall vmd on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1270710
Name: vmd
PackageBaseID: 5914
PackageBase: vmd
Version: 1.9.4a57-1
Description: Visual Molecular Dynamics (official binary build)
URL: http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/vmd/
NumVotes: 20
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: berquist
Submitter: rata
FirstSubmitted: 1152512728
LastModified: 1686361803
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/vmd.tar.gz