oolite on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "oolite" 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 oolite on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall oolite on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1236133
Name: oolite
PackageBaseID: 129249
PackageBase: oolite
Version: 1.90-4
Description: A space-sim based on the classic Elite
URL: http://oolite.space/
NumVotes: 15
Popularity: 0.290755
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: SanskritFritz
Submitter: Barthalion
FirstSubmitted: 1516128041
LastModified: 1680539163
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/oolite.tar.gz