cave9 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: March 11,2025

1. Install "cave9" 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 cave9 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall cave9 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "cave9" 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 cave9's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/cave9.git 
            
                        
                ~/cave9
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/cave9 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/cave9
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the cave9 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1094596
Name: cave9
PackageBaseID: 18248
PackageBase: cave9
Version: 0.4-4
Description: A 3D gravity cave-exploration game based on the classic SFCave
URL: https://code.google.com/p/cave9/
NumVotes: 7
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: kleintux
Submitter: nogweii
FirstSubmitted: 1215269477
LastModified: 1654544849
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/cave9.tar.gz