ftl on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 01,2025

1. Install "ftl" 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 ftl on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall ftl on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1197409
Name: ftl
PackageBaseID: 62840
PackageBase: ftl
Version: 1.6.12-1
Description: FTL: Faster Than Light, a spaceship simulation real-time roguelike-like (requires full copy of the game)
URL: http://www.ftlgame.com/
NumVotes: 34
Popularity: 0.004464
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: duthils
Submitter: derhamster
FirstSubmitted: 1347724776
LastModified: 1673796043
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/ftl.tar.gz