gearboy on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 04,2025

1. Install "gearboy" 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 gearboy on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall gearboy on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1421177
Name: gearboy
PackageBaseID: 185054
PackageBase: gearboy
Version: 3.5.0-1
Description: Game Boy / Gameboy Color emulator
URL: https://github.com/drhelius/Gearboy
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 5.4E-5
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: aquova
Submitter: aquova
FirstSubmitted: 1660928168
LastModified: 1709646692
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/gearboy.tar.gz