nethack-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "nethack-git" 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 nethack-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                nethack-git
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall nethack-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                nethack-git
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "nethack-git" 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 nethack-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 1277007
Name: nethack-git
PackageBaseID: 116405
PackageBase: nethack-git
Version: 3.6.7_Released.r4.g557e18611-1
Description: A single player dungeon exploration game
URL: https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack
NumVotes: 6
Popularity: 0.029103
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Mr.Smith1974
Submitter: Synchronicity
FirstSubmitted: 1477170794
LastModified: 1687409458
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/nethack-git.tar.gz