bb on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 12,2024

1. Install "bb" 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 bb on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall bb on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1250937
Name: bb
PackageBaseID: 97387
PackageBase: bb
Version: 1.3rc1-15
Description: ASCII-art demo that uses AAlib
URL: http://aa-project.sourceforge.net/bb/
NumVotes: 25
Popularity: 0.060708
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: lucaswerkmeister
Submitter: lucaswerkmeister
FirstSubmitted: 1439381788
LastModified: 1682948432
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/bb.tar.gz