gltron on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "gltron" 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 gltron on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall gltron on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 203918
Name: gltron
PackageBaseID: 13591
PackageBase: gltron
Version: 0.70-5
Description: A tron-like lightcycle game with a nice 3D perspective
URL: http://www.gltron.org
NumVotes: 41
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Dragonlord
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1194139491
LastModified: 1435504095
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/gltron.tar.gz