sdl on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 26,2024

1. Install "sdl" 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 sdl on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall sdl on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1267345
Name: sdl
PackageBaseID: 178504
PackageBase: sdl
Version: 1:1.2.15+r465+g52c71402-1
Description: A library for portable low-level access to a video framebuffer, audio output, mouse, and keyboard
URL: https://www.libsdl.org
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 2.0E-6
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: HurricanePootis
Submitter: arojas
FirstSubmitted: 1651513788
LastModified: 1685810428
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/sdl.tar.gz