boxtron on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 25,2024

1. Install "boxtron" 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 boxtron on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall boxtron on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 694936
Name: boxtron
PackageBaseID: 144101
PackageBase: boxtron
Version: 0.5.4-1
Description: Compatibility tool to run DOS games on Steam through native Linux DOSBox
URL: https://github.com/dreamer/boxtron
NumVotes: 12
Popularity: 6.0E-5
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Freso
Submitter: Freso
FirstSubmitted: 1565045117
LastModified: 1581242783
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/boxtron.tar.gz