arcan on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 13,2024

1. Install "arcan" 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 arcan on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall arcan on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "arcan" 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 arcan's git locally


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


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

ID: 1113172
Name: arcan
PackageBaseID: 111892
PackageBase: arcan
Version: 0.6.2-1
Description: Game Engine meets a Display Server meets a Multimedia Framework
URL: https://arcan-fe.com
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1701794634
Maintainer: daurnimator
Submitter: WFCody
FirstSubmitted: 1464670497
LastModified: 1658065251
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/arcan.tar.gz