rexpaint on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 03,2025

1. Install "rexpaint" 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 rexpaint on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall rexpaint on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1306646
Name: rexpaint
PackageBaseID: 169505
PackageBase: rexpaint
Version: 1.60-4
Description: A powerful and user-friendly ASCII art editor
URL: https://www.gridsagegames.com/rexpaint
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 2.0E-6
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: VinceUB
Submitter: VinceUB
FirstSubmitted: 1627886273
LastModified: 1692543205
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/rexpaint.tar.gz