vtk6-legacy on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "vtk6-legacy" 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 vtk6-legacy on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                vtk6-legacy
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall vtk6-legacy on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                vtk6-legacy
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "vtk6-legacy" 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 vtk6-legacy's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/vtk6-legacy.git 
            
                        
                ~/vtk6-legacy
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/vtk6-legacy folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/vtk6-legacy
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the vtk6-legacy package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1116692
Name: vtk6-legacy
PackageBaseID: 184292
PackageBase: vtk6-legacy
Version: 6.3.0-1
Description: A software system for 3D computer graphics, image processing, and visualization. Legacy 6.3 version, Tcl wrapper only.
URL: https://www.vtk.org/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: aggraef
Submitter: aggraef
FirstSubmitted: 1658707880
LastModified: 1658707880
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/vtk6-legacy.tar.gz