ghost-bin on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "ghost-bin" 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 ghost-bin on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall ghost-bin on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "ghost-bin" 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 ghost-bin's git locally


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


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

ID: 464705
Name: ghost-bin
PackageBaseID: 88049
PackageBase: ghost-bin
Version: 3_1-1
Description: Xboard compatible chess engine - Precompiled binary from the official website
URL: http://www.ghostchess.de
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: PhCl
Submitter: PhCl
FirstSubmitted: 1417929512
LastModified: 1511735806
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/ghost-bin.tar.gz