tuxpaint on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 03,2025

1. Install "tuxpaint" 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 tuxpaint on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall tuxpaint on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1395629
Name: tuxpaint
PackageBaseID: 152253
PackageBase: tuxpaint
Version: 0.9.32-1
Description: Drawing program designed for young children
URL: https://tuxpaint.org/
NumVotes: 14
Popularity: 0.118962
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: eugene
Submitter: arojas
FirstSubmitted: 1588364626
LastModified: 1706638478
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/tuxpaint.tar.gz