factorio on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: July 02,2024

1. Install "factorio" 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 factorio on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall factorio on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1411190
Name: factorio
PackageBaseID: 98153
PackageBase: factorio
Version: 1.1.104-1
Description: A 2D game about building and maintaining factories (stable branch).
URL: http://www.factorio.com/
NumVotes: 48
Popularity: 0.447675
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: tlercher
Submitter: duthils
FirstSubmitted: 1440111054
LastModified: 1708222892
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/factorio.tar.gz