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pepijntje02

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Registered: 2015-09-03

Posts: 14

[SOLVED] GRAS GIS install arch

Hello,

I am new with both, arch an linux. I have installed antergos, which is build on arch. There was said that this would be a good way to get in touch with Arch linux.
I am moved to linux by curiosity, I want to learn more about linux. But I also moved to linux because the GRASS GIS software did not worked on windows very good. So I tried a live USB with Ubuntu, so it was possible to get the work with GRASS done. After that I wanted a dual boot system on my laptop with a linux system. But Ubuntu was not the thing for me. Because I had to choose between differnt distro's,  I choosed Arch because I had the idea that this is a distro where it is possible to learn a lot.

So now my queation: How to install GRASS GIS on my laptop?

What I tried:

The first thing was the AUR. I have found it a while ago and choosed for arch. Now I am looking in the AUR and it is gone. So no problem, I looked for other options.
First I tried to install it using the following link: https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Compil … Arch_Linux.

`sudo ln -s /usr/bin/python2 $HOME/usr/bin/python`

This code did not worked for me. It was impossible to create a link. File or folder does not exist. SO that is where it stucked.
I also wonderd if it is necessary that there will be a snap shot of the software somewhere? Because they do not talk about that on the site.

The next thing is downloading the snapshot. After I downloaded the snapshot I tried to install it using pacman. The snapshot is a *.tar.gz file.
according to this site: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ar … g_packages I have to do something in a build directory. But when I do:

`$ cd ~/builds`

The error says that there is no builds directory.

The last thing I tried was following this site:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Of … f_packages

first I tried to put the .tar.gz fie in the /var/cache/pacman/pkg directory, but I am not allowed to do that. I know I can give myself permision to that folder, I did it also for my LAMPP server, but I am not sure if this is the good way to install this package so I wanterd first ask it to someone who know more about this system than me.
I tried the follow command:

`sudo pacman -U $HOME/Downloads/*.tar.gz`

But the error then is that the package is corupted.

So I hope somebody can help me!

kind regards
Pepijn

Edit:
I have found this: https://grass.osgeo.org/grass70/source/snapshot/INSTALL
So I tried some things, but there is no such thing as a ./config file. I used:

ls -as

and there was also no (also not hidden) folder that says
/usr/

But according to this site: https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Compil … Arch_Linux There must be a directory $HOME/usr/....

So maybe someone know also something about this problem? Thanks!

Last edited by pepijntje02 (2015-09-05 13:26:43)

ewaller

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From: Pasadena, CA

Registered: 2009-07-13

Posts: 19,804

Re: [SOLVED] GRAS GIS install arch

Welcome to the Arch Linux forums.   Be aware, you are not running Arch; your are running Antergos.  As such, we will ask you to to take support questions to the Antergos forums.  We are not the experts in the differences between the distributions.  They are.

Your issue with the missing AUR package has to do with the recent change over to AUR4.  The old AUR packages were archived https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ar … 3_packages   You will find the PKGBUILD at the site referenced in that article.  I strongly suggest that you not install software without the use of pacman, especially as, as you have indicated, you are at the beginning of the learning curve.

Last edited by ewaller (2015-09-04 16:40:37)

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pepijntje02

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Registered: 2015-09-03

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Re: [SOLVED] GRAS GIS install arch

Hello,

Oke thanks for your respons. I have tried a lot again for a few hours. I have cloned the old AUR, but the makepkg does not worked. But I will go back to the antergos forum for further help. I will put this topic on solved so people will not reply here.
Thanks for your help,
Pepijn

EDIT:
The grass software is now present in the new AUR. So install it by pacman and using "normal"  the AUR was the thing. Thanks for your help, you made it clear about the AUR. And since I learned it by you that there is a difference between Arch and antergos I think I will move to Arch when I have the time to do a good install. Thanks!

Last edited by pepijntje02 (2015-09-06 18:28:44)