scid on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "scid" 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 scid on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall scid on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1234095
Name: scid
PackageBaseID: 932
PackageBase: scid
Version: 5.0.2-1
Description: A Free Chess Database Application
URL: http://scid.sourceforge.net
NumVotes: 61
Popularity: 0.001403
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: donpicoro
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1116336854
LastModified: 1680187319
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/scid.tar.gz