jamestown on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: March 11,2025

1. Install "jamestown" 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 jamestown on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall jamestown on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1371741
Name: jamestown
PackageBaseID: 54821
PackageBase: jamestown
Version: 1.0.2-2
Description: A neo-classical top-down shooter for up to four players set on 17th-century British Colonial Mars (game sold separately)
URL: http://www.finalformgames.com/jamestown/
NumVotes: 18
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: ejona86
Submitter: epsy
FirstSubmitted: 1323826417
LastModified: 1702906200
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/jamestown.tar.gz