lightspeed on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "lightspeed" 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 lightspeed on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall lightspeed on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 204417
Name: lightspeed
PackageBaseID: 10932
PackageBase: lightspeed
Version: 1.2a-4
Description: Illustrate the effects of special relativity on the appearance of moving objects.
URL: http://lightspeed.sourceforge.net
NumVotes: 9
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: PhotonX
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1179119163
LastModified: 1435561972
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/lightspeed.tar.gz