vtk8 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "vtk8" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)

$ sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si

b. Install vtk8 on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S vtk8

* (Optional) Uninstall vtk8 on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns vtk8

2. Manually Install "vtk8" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:

$ sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git

b. Clone vtk8's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/vtk8.git ~/vtk8

c. Go to ~/vtk8 folder and install it

$ cd ~/vtk8 $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the vtk8 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 995797
Name: vtk8
PackageBaseID: 173560
PackageBase: vtk8
Version: 8.2.0-21
Description: A software system for 3D computer graphics, image processing, and visualization
URL: https://www.vtk.org/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1640451843
Maintainer: bartus
FirstSubmitted: 1638267217
LastModified: 1638267217
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/vtk8.tar.gz