quake4 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 25,2024

1. Install "quake4" 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 quake4 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall quake4 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "quake4" 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 quake4's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/quake4.git 
            
                        
                ~/quake4
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/quake4 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/quake4
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the quake4 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 958500
Name: quake4
PackageBaseID: 2992
PackageBase: quake4
Version: 1.4.2-5
Description: Quake 4 Engine. You need the retail .pk4 files to play.
URL: https://web.archive.org/web/20061205073314/http://www.idsoftware.com/games/quake/quake4/
NumVotes: 55
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Slash
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1135125353
LastModified: 1631151193
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/quake4.tar.gz