Install VISIT software in Manjaro Linux

[raman]

I want to install VISIT visualization software on my Manjaro Linux. How can i install it? Which VISIT file should i download?

[scotty65]

A pre-built binary of the current visit release (v 3.4.2) is available from the AUR: AUR (en) - visit-bin, so you can easily install it using the Pamac GUI (make sure the AUR is enabled in its 3rd-party preferences), or via the command line:

pamac build visit-bin

[HowTo] Use the AUR

Difficulty: ★★☆☆☆ What is AUR? The Arch User Repository is an online repository, managed by the Arch community rather than the Arch packagers. AUR differs from the Manjaro repositories by multiple, important key points: AUR does not contain packages, but PKGBUILDs. See below for details. AUR is not managed by Manjaro. There is thus no official support for AUR packages. Package compatibility is not ensured for all points in time. See below for details. AUR is not managed by Arch…

[Need-To-Know] About Manjaro and AUR

TL:DR DISCLAIMER: AUR packages are user produced content. Any use of the provided files is at your own risk. sudo pacman-mirrors -aS unstable sudo pacman -Syu base-devel When you sync your system any CUSTOM package may cease to function without warning OR your system may cease to function due to a CUSTOM package - therefore one must remove all CUSTOM packages before an issue can be validated as related to Manjaro. custom packages - unsupported - you are on your own! Examples → Spectac…

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Edit: I just built the visit-bin package on my Testing branch machine. It took about 8 minutes to finish building (much of that time spent -> Stripping unneeded symbols from binaries and libraries...).

After installing visit-bin, I was not able to launch it via Plasma’s application launcher, due to it having an incorrect command. The visit binaries are stored in /opt/visit/bin/, so the correct command to run is /opt/visit/bin/visit. I was able to open the GUI with that command:

[raman]

@scotty65

so the correct command to run is /opt/visit/bin/visit

This command also worked for me.

• Thanks for posting How to use AUR, I also have problem in installing from AUR. Often i found packages in AUR but i don’t know how to install them as there are no instructions for installation process.
• It would be better to have installation steps written for every packages on AUR repository.

[dmt]

@raman

It would be better to have installation steps written for every packages on AUR repository

No it wouldn’t - however a link to the wiki on every package page (instead of just the main page) might be a good idea.