crafty on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 25,2024

1. Install "crafty" 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 crafty on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall crafty on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1077359
Name: crafty
PackageBaseID: 7627
PackageBase: crafty
Version: 25.2-4
Description: A free, open-source computer chess program developed by Dr. Robert M. (Bob) Hyatt
URL: http://www.craftychess.com/
NumVotes: 90
Popularity: 0.005874
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: InstallerLegacy
Submitter: Allan
FirstSubmitted: 1291040730
LastModified: 1652017054
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/crafty.tar.gz