fgx-qt5 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: September 28,2024

1. Install "fgx-qt5" 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 fgx-qt5 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall fgx-qt5 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "fgx-qt5" 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 fgx-qt5's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/fgx-qt5.git 
            
                        
                ~/fgx-qt5
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/fgx-qt5 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/fgx-qt5
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the fgx-qt5 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 770684
Name: fgx-qt5
PackageBaseID: 111127
PackageBase: fgx-qt5
Version: 2.15.20-1
Description: Cross platform launcher for FlightGear, based on Qt5
URL: http://fgx.freeflightsim.org/
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0.016088
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: tomaszc
Submitter: tomaszc
FirstSubmitted: 1462857383
LastModified: 1595885109
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/fgx-qt5.tar.gz