gtklife on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 25,2024

1. Install "gtklife" 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 gtklife on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall gtklife on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1374579
Name: gtklife
PackageBaseID: 22683
PackageBase: gtklife
Version: 5.3-1
Description: Fast, featureful, open-source Conway's Life program for *nix
URL: https://homeforaday.org/gtklife/
NumVotes: 19
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: beej
Submitter: Allan
FirstSubmitted: 1230469100
LastModified: 1703354895
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/gtklife.tar.gz