wcstools on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "wcstools" 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 wcstools on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall wcstools on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1110512
Name: wcstools
PackageBaseID: 32000
PackageBase: wcstools
Version: 3.9.7-1
Description: A package of programs for setting and using the world coordinate systems
URL: http://tdc-www.harvard.edu/wcstools/
NumVotes: 7
Popularity: 0.002185
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: mboquien
Submitter: mboquien
FirstSubmitted: 1258218202
LastModified: 1657535267
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/wcstools.tar.gz