retroarch-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 28,2024

1. Install "retroarch-git" 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 retroarch-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                retroarch-git
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall retroarch-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                retroarch-git
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "retroarch-git" 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 retroarch-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 740939
Name: retroarch-git
PackageBaseID: 58699
PackageBase: retroarch-git
Version: 1.8.7.r89.7cbb79277d-1
Description: Reference frontend for the libretro API (Git-latest)
URL: http://www.libretro.com/
NumVotes: 78
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: parkerlreed
Submitter: Themaister
FirstSubmitted: 1335100138
LastModified: 1590171047
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/retroarch-git.tar.gz