yafaray on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 02,2025

1. Install "yafaray" 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 yafaray on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall yafaray on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 765961
Name: yafaray
PackageBaseID: 20634
PackageBase: yafaray
Version: 3.5.1-2
Description: A free open-source montecarlo raytracing engine
URL: http://yafaray.org/
NumVotes: 25
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter: stativ
FirstSubmitted: 1223720987
LastModified: 1594904390
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/yafaray.tar.gz