fs2_open on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "fs2_open" 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 fs2_open on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall fs2_open on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "fs2_open" 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 fs2_open's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/fs2_open.git 
            
                        
                ~/fs2_open
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/fs2_open folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/fs2_open
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the fs2_open package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1281718
Name: fs2_open
PackageBaseID: 11981
PackageBase: fs2_open
Version: 23_2_0_RC1-1
Description: An enhancement of the FreeSpace 2 engine, need game data
URL: https://scp.indiegames.us/
NumVotes: 31
Popularity: 0.005925
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: FabioLolix
Submitter: Lone_Wolf
FirstSubmitted: 1183919463
LastModified: 1688254685
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/fs2_open.tar.gz