xrotor on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "xrotor" 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 xrotor on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xrotor on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1082025
Name: xrotor
PackageBaseID: 146129
PackageBase: xrotor
Version: 7.55-2
Description: interactive program for the design and analysis of ducted and free-tip propellers and windmills
URL: https://web.mit.edu/drela/Public/web/xrotor/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: acxz
Submitter: acxz
FirstSubmitted: 1572105878
LastModified: 1652892094
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xrotor.tar.gz