bzflag on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "bzflag" 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 bzflag on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall bzflag on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1178006
Name: bzflag
PackageBaseID: 166544
PackageBase: bzflag
Version: 2.4.26-1
Description: Multiplayer 3D tank battle game
URL: https://bzflag.org/
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0.043717
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: afontenot
Submitter: arojas
FirstSubmitted: 1620464562
LastModified: 1670127121
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/bzflag.tar.gz