doom3 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "doom3" 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 doom3 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall doom3 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "doom3" 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 doom3's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/doom3.git 
            
                        
                ~/doom3
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/doom3 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/doom3
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the doom3 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 884544
Name: doom3
PackageBaseID: 2990
PackageBase: doom3
Version: 1.3.1.1304-13
Description: Doom 3 Engine. You need the retail .pk4 files to play.
URL: https://doom.com/
NumVotes: 72
Popularity: 0.003852
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Slash
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1135125299
LastModified: 1616947058
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/doom3.tar.gz