golly on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "golly" 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 golly on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall golly on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1196829
Name: golly
PackageBaseID: 18631
PackageBase: golly
Version: 4.2-1
Description: A simulator for Conway's Game of Life and other cellular automata
URL: http://golly.sourceforge.net/
NumVotes: 110
Popularity: 0.01399
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Jake
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1216977586
LastModified: 1673704488
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/golly.tar.gz