Installing an optional huge database package on Arch Linux

asked 2022-06-05 04:47:23 +0100

SinTan
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updated 2022-07-14 06:55:27 +0100

I've installed Sage using the Arch package sagemath. I'm unable to install any packages in my system. I get the error "Unknown option".

sage -i database_stein_watkins

Error: unknown option: -i

My SageMath version is 9.6, Release Date: 2022-05-15. I've tried searching the internet but haven't found any fixes. Please help me out.

Edit: I managed to solve it using the answers. Here's a link to the AUR package I created. Hope it'll help others in the future: sage-data-stein-watkins.

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Congratulations on creating a package and pushing it to the AUR!

slelievre ( 2022-07-14 13:05:40 +0100 )edit

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answered 2022-06-22 14:03:13 +0100

arojas
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'sage -i' doesn't work on distro packages by design. You'll have to create a package for it that installs the database to /usr/share/stein_watkins. You can follow

https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/sa...

as models. Also, if you do it please consider contributing it to AUR so others can make use of it.