mekhq on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 26,2024

1. Install "mekhq" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
    Copied

b. Install mekhq on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall mekhq on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "mekhq" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
    Copied

b. Clone mekhq's git locally


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/mekhq.git 
            
                        
                ~/mekhq
            
                    
    
    Copied

c. Go to ~/mekhq folder and install it


   
    
        
            $
        

        
            
                cd
            
                        
                ~/mekhq
            
                    
    
    Copied

    

   
    
        
            $
        

        
            
                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
    Copied

3. Information about the mekhq package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1122368
Name: mekhq
PackageBaseID: 133576
PackageBase: mekhq
Version: 0.48.0-6
Description: MekHQ is a java helper program for the MegaMek game that allows users to load a list of entities from an XML file, perform repairs and customizations, and then save the new entities to another XML file that can be loaded into MegaMek.
URL: https://github.com/MegaMek/mekhq
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0.00335
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: dangersalad
Submitter: dangersalad
FirstSubmitted: 1529171976
LastModified: 1659714819
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mekhq.tar.gz