How to Install paper{s}pace on Arch Linux

Paper{s}pace is a software designed to create paper-based artworks with mathematically generated patterns. If you are an Arch Linux user and want to try this software, you have come to the right place. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Paper{s}pace on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

• A working Arch Linux system
• Arch User Repository (AUR) enabled on your system
• A stable internet connection to download the required packages

Installing Dependencies

To install Paper{s}pace, we need to install some dependencies. Open your terminal and execute the following command to install Git:

sudo pacman -S git

Next, install the dependencies required to build the package from AUR. Execute the following command to install the dependencies:

sudo pacman -S base-devel qt5-tools

Installing Paper{s}pace

Once you have installed the dependencies, you can now proceed to install Paper{s}pace from AUR. Execute the following command to clone the Paper{s}pace package from AUR:

git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/paperspace-git.git

Next, navigate to the cloned directory and execute the following command to start building the package:

cd paperspace-git
makepkg -si

The build process will take a few minutes to complete. Once the build process is over, Paper{s}pace will be installed on your system.

Launching Paper{s}pace

Now that you have installed Paper{s}pace on your system, it's time to launch it. You can launch Paper{s}pace from the terminal by executing the following command:

paperspace

Alternatively, you can also launch Paper{s}pace from the application launcher by searching for "Paper{s}pace" and clicking on the icon.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install Paper{s}pace on Arch Linux. Paper{s}pace is a fun and interesting software to create amazing mathematically generated patterns on paper. Try it out and see what you can create!