chessx on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "chessx" 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 chessx on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall chessx on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1263170
Name: chessx
PackageBaseID: 114366
PackageBase: chessx
Version: 1.6.0-1
Description: Cross-platform chess database and PGN viewer
URL: http://chessx.sourceforge.net
NumVotes: 15
Popularity: 0.102301
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: munzirtaha
Submitter: munzirtaha
FirstSubmitted: 1470590122
LastModified: 1685017505
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/chessx.tar.gz