freecell on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: October 06,2024

1. Install "freecell" 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 freecell on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall freecell on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 190970
Name: freecell
PackageBaseID: 58591
PackageBase: freecell
Version: 1.0-4
Description: A console (ncurses) version of the popular solitaire game Freecell.
URL: http://www.linusakesson.net/software/freecell.php
NumVotes: 13
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: bidulock
Submitter: mrbug
FirstSubmitted: 1334752495
LastModified: 1433935839
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/freecell.tar.gz