gol-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 03,2025

1. Install "gol-git" 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 gol-git on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall gol-git on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "gol-git" 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 gol-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 830421
Name: gol-git
PackageBaseID: 160697
PackageBase: gol-git
Version: 1.0-1
Description: implementation of Conway's Game of Life in C
URL: https://github.com/Benjamin-Davies/gol
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1696941976
Maintainer: Benjamin-Davies
Submitter: Benjamin-Davies
FirstSubmitted: 1607396937
LastModified: 1607397416
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/gol-git.tar.gz