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nikinbaidarr

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Registered: 2021-05-06

Posts: 101

[SOLVED]Install a package that does not have a PKGBUILD

I'm trying to install a ".tgz" program from this site. By ".tgz" I mean it's not officially available on any of arch repos. It is an online circuit simulator that claims that it is also a standalone software that runs offline. This claim is made here. 

I download the linux64 package and unzipped the file but there is no PKGBUILD. The source code (of the offline version) seems to be written in Java. How do i get this program to run offline, and of course on Arch Linux.

I'll put the output of

java -version

just in case:

openjdk version "16.0.2" 2021-07-20
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 16.0.2+7)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 16.0.2+7, mixed mode)

This definitely isn't an Arch or AUR issue but I reckon this is where I could get help.

Last edited by nikinbaidarr (2021-08-07 13:51:23)

Slithery

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Registered: 2013-12-01

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Re: [SOLVED]Install a package that does not have a PKGBUILD

Why not just install it from the AUR?
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/circuitjs-bin

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nikinbaidarr

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Registered: 2021-05-06

Posts: 101

Re: [SOLVED]Install a package that does not have a PKGBUILD

I mean it's not officially available on any of arch repos.

I'm gravely disappointed in myself rn

Thank you so much.