phalanx on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 21,2024

1. Install "phalanx" 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 phalanx on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall phalanx on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 255024
Name: phalanx
PackageBaseID: 104476
PackageBase: phalanx
Version: 23-3
Description: A chess engine which understands the xboard protocol. It's suitable for beginner and intermediate players
URL: http://phalanx.sourceforge.net/
NumVotes: 6
Popularity: 0.005919
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: ozwigh
Submitter: ozwigh
FirstSubmitted: 1449838629
LastModified: 1449839080
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/phalanx.tar.gz