robocode on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 24,2025

1. Install "robocode" 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 robocode on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall robocode on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1384355
Name: robocode
PackageBaseID: 52749
PackageBase: robocode
Version: 1.9.5.2-1
Description: Programming game, where the goal is to develop a robot battle tank to battle against other tanks in Java or .NET. The robot battles are running in real-time and on-screen.
URL: http://robocode.sourceforge.net
NumVotes: 18
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: clebermatheus
Submitter: divineant
FirstSubmitted: 1317210294
LastModified: 1705022731
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/robocode.tar.gz