chess.app on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "chess.app" 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 chess.app on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall chess.app on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "chess.app" 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 chess.app's git locally


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


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

ID: 602597
Name: chess.app
PackageBaseID: 138831
PackageBase: chess.app
Version: 2.8-1
Description: Chess for GNUstep ported from OPENSTEP
URL: https://packages.debian.org/sid/gnustep/chess.app
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Beebo
Submitter: Beebo
FirstSubmitted: 1547767566
LastModified: 1554840895
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/chess.app.tar.gz