xfoil on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 12,2024

1. Install "xfoil" 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 xfoil on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xfoil on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 839683
Name: xfoil
PackageBaseID: 99352
PackageBase: xfoil
Version: 6.99-3
Description: Program for design and analysis of subsonic airfoils.
URL: http://web.mit.edu/drela/Public/web/xfoil/
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: hiaselhans
Submitter: pfm
FirstSubmitted: 1441399953
LastModified: 1609228811
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xfoil.tar.gz