rimworld on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: July 08,2024

1. Install "rimworld" 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 rimworld on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall rimworld on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1252193
Name: rimworld
PackageBaseID: 104624
PackageBase: rimworld
Version: 1.4.3704-1
Description: A sci-fi colony simulation game driven by an intelligent AI storyteller.
URL: http://rimworldgame.com/
NumVotes: 11
Popularity: 0.006185
OutOfDate: 1710501311
Maintainer: duthils
Submitter: duthils
FirstSubmitted: 1450148913
LastModified: 1683154206
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/rimworld.tar.gz