tuxracer on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 16,2025

1. Install "tuxracer" 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 tuxracer on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall tuxracer on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 580242
Name: tuxracer
PackageBaseID: 108404
PackageBase: tuxracer
Version: 0.61-2
Description: The Tux racing game - original version
URL: http://tuxracer.sourceforge.net/
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: XAVeRY
Submitter: XAVeRY
FirstSubmitted: 1457220760
LastModified: 1548504060
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/tuxracer.tar.gz