chess.com on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 27,2024

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

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

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


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


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

ID: 1275871
Name: chess.com
PackageBaseID: 194898
PackageBase: chess.com
Version: 1.0.0-1
Description: Electron wrapper for Chess.com chess platform
URL: https://www.chess.com/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1699595598
Maintainer: LykosChan
Submitter: LykosChan
FirstSubmitted: 1687217309
LastModified: 1687217309
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/chess.com.tar.gz