openxcom on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 25,2024

1. Install "openxcom" 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 openxcom on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall openxcom on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1423513
Name: openxcom
PackageBaseID: 56224
PackageBase: openxcom
Version: 1.0-9
Description: An open-source reimplementation of the famous X-COM game
URL: https://openxcom.org/
NumVotes: 46
Popularity: 0.004457
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: WorMzy
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1327908436
LastModified: 1709938101
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/openxcom.tar.gz