nethack-x11 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: July 01,2024

1. Install "nethack-x11" 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-x11 on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                nethack-x11
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall nethack-x11 on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                nethack-x11
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "nethack-x11" 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-x11's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/nethack-x11.git 
            
                        
                ~/nethack-x11
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/nethack-x11 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/nethack-x11
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the nethack-x11 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1351707
Name: nethack-x11
PackageBaseID: 18224
PackageBase: nethack-x11
Version: 3.6.7-1
Description: Single-player roguelike dungeon exploration game (X11 version)
URL: http://nethack.org/
NumVotes: 34
Popularity: 0.297634
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Forty-Bot
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1215108087
LastModified: 1699743345
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/nethack-x11.tar.gz