renpy on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "renpy" 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 renpy on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall renpy on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1420946
Name: renpy
PackageBaseID: 197364
PackageBase: renpy
Version: 8.2.1-1
Description: Visual novel engine Ren'Py along with its platdeps libs
URL: http://www.renpy.org
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0.319715
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: patlefort
Submitter: patlefort
FirstSubmitted: 1693983904
LastModified: 1709610274
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/renpy.tar.gz