ghextris on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "ghextris" 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 ghextris on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall ghextris on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 915175
Name: ghextris
PackageBaseID: 21019
PackageBase: ghextris
Version: 0.9.0-8
Description: Tetris-like game on a hexagonal grid
URL: http://mjr.iki.fi/software/ghextris
NumVotes: 5
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: patlefort
Submitter: Arkham
FirstSubmitted: 1225176964
LastModified: 1622524596
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/ghextris.tar.gz