blockout2 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "blockout2" 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 blockout2 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall blockout2 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "blockout2" 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 blockout2's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/blockout2.git 
            
                        
                ~/blockout2
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/blockout2 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/blockout2
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the blockout2 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1088991
Name: blockout2
PackageBaseID: 167938
PackageBase: blockout2
Version: 2.5-2
Description: 3D tetris, free adaptation of the original BlockOut DOS game edited by California Dreams in 1989. Pre-compiled.
URL: http://www.blockout.net/blockout2/
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0.319665
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: kleintux
Submitter: kleintux
FirstSubmitted: 1623592331
LastModified: 1654175186
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/blockout2.tar.gz