freedroid on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 12,2024

1. Install "freedroid" 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 freedroid on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall freedroid on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1234870
Name: freedroid
PackageBaseID: 192152
PackageBase: freedroid
Version: 1.2.1-2
Description: a clone of the classic game 'Paradroid' on Commodore 64
URL: http://freedroid.sourceforge.net/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: kleintux
Submitter: arojas
FirstSubmitted: 1680336808
LastModified: 1680336808
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/freedroid.tar.gz