uplink on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "uplink" 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 uplink on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall uplink on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 289688
Name: uplink
PackageBaseID: 28934
PackageBase: uplink
Version: 1.55-5
Description: Trust is a weakness - a futuristic computer crime game
URL: http://www.introversion.co.uk/uplink
NumVotes: 9
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: heftig
Submitter: heftig
FirstSubmitted: 1249211108
LastModified: 1459441947
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/uplink.tar.gz