freecol-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "freecol-git" 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 freecol-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                freecol-git
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall freecol-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                freecol-git
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "freecol-git" 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 freecol-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 1386132
Name: freecol-git
PackageBaseID: 66892
PackageBase: freecol-git
Version: 0.16652.031fa8159-2
Description: A turn-based strategy game based on Colonization, git version
URL: http://www.freecol.org/
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Lone_Wolf
Submitter: Lone_Wolf
FirstSubmitted: 1359833787
LastModified: 1705316395
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/freecol-git.tar.gz