openmsx on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "openmsx" 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 openmsx on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall openmsx on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1333565
Name: openmsx
PackageBaseID: 23001
PackageBase: openmsx
Version: 19.1-2
Description: The MSX emulator that aims for perfection.
URL: http://openmsx.org/
NumVotes: 37
Popularity: 0.01716
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Menelkir
Submitter: reztho
FirstSubmitted: 1231533428
LastModified: 1697221615
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/openmsx.tar.gz