wcalc on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "wcalc" 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 wcalc on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall wcalc on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1237949
Name: wcalc
PackageBaseID: 15219
PackageBase: wcalc
Version: 2.5-4
Description: A flexible command-line scientific calculator
URL: https://w-calc.sourceforge.net/
NumVotes: 42
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Stebalien
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1203128958
LastModified: 1680876165
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/wcalc.tar.gz