quake2 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: April 29,2024

1. Install "quake2" 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 quake2 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall quake2 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "quake2" 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 quake2's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/quake2.git 
            
                        
                ~/quake2
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/quake2 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/quake2
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the quake2 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 976806
Name: quake2
PackageBaseID: 3023
PackageBase: quake2
Version: r0.16.2-6
Description: Quake 2 engine. You need the retail .pak files to play.
URL: http://www.icculus.org/quake2/
NumVotes: 35
Popularity: 0.005916
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Slash
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1135652748
LastModified: 1634696744
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/quake2.tar.gz