lichess on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: September 28,2024

1. Install "lichess" 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 lichess on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall lichess on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1276042
Name: lichess
PackageBaseID: 194909
PackageBase: lichess
Version: 1.0.0-1
Description: Electron wrapper for Lichess.org chess platform
URL: https://lichess.org
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0.013923
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: LykosChan
Submitter: LykosChan
FirstSubmitted: 1687253586
LastModified: 1687253586
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/lichess.tar.gz