sdlhack on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "sdlhack" 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 sdlhack on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall sdlhack on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 983401
Name: sdlhack
PackageBaseID: 40985
PackageBase: sdlhack
Version: 1.4-2
Description: A wrapper for SDL which lets you force fullscreen games to minimize.
URL: http://jspenguin.org:81/software/sdlhack/
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter: dobo
FirstSubmitted: 1285001147
LastModified: 1635965103
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/sdlhack.tar.gz