cursewords on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: October 06,2024

1. Install "cursewords" 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 cursewords on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall cursewords on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 959324
Name: cursewords
PackageBaseID: 140236
PackageBase: cursewords
Version: 1.1-1
Description: Terminal-based crossword puzzle solver
URL: https://github.com/thisisparker/cursewords
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter: chungy
FirstSubmitted: 1552279017
LastModified: 1631343096
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/cursewords.tar.gz