lwjgl on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 14,2024

1. Install "lwjgl" 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 lwjgl on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall lwjgl on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1319736
Name: lwjgl
PackageBaseID: 156250
PackageBase: lwjgl
Version: 3.3.3-1
Description: Java library that enables access to OpenGL, OpenAL, Vulkan, and more.
URL: https://github.com/LWJGL/lwjgl3
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: ppeb
Submitter: willyb
FirstSubmitted: 1596354978
LastModified: 1694880778
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/lwjgl.tar.gz