achilles on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "achilles" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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b. Install achilles on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall achilles on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "achilles" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
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b. Clone achilles's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/achilles.git 
            
                        
                ~/achilles
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/achilles folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/achilles
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the achilles package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1338806
Name: achilles
PackageBaseID: 44469
PackageBase: achilles
Version: 2.12-1
Description: An artificial life and evolution simulator that uses Hebbian neural networks and OpenGL/SDL to simulate life in a simplified environment. It is based on Larry Yaeger's PolyWorld idea
URL: http://packages.debian.org/achilles
NumVotes: 5
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: patlefort
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1292602949
LastModified: 1698081276
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/achilles.tar.gz