bwbasic on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "bwbasic" 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 bwbasic on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall bwbasic on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1343621
Name: bwbasic
PackageBaseID: 191182
PackageBase: bwbasic
Version: 3.20-4
Description: Bywater BASIC
URL: https://sourceforge.net/projects/bwbasic
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: libele
Submitter: libele
FirstSubmitted: 1678203742
LastModified: 1698518269
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/bwbasic.tar.gz