vkquake2 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 25,2024

1. Install "vkquake2" 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 vkquake2 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall vkquake2 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "vkquake2" 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 vkquake2's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/vkquake2.git 
            
                        
                ~/vkquake2
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/vkquake2 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/vkquake2
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the vkquake2 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1420861
Name: vkquake2
PackageBaseID: 139553
PackageBase: vkquake2
Version: 1.5.9-1
Description: id Software's Quake 2 v3.21 with Vulkan support
URL: https://github.com/kondrak/vkQuake2
NumVotes: 5
Popularity: 0.006821
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: zan
Submitter: zan
FirstSubmitted: 1549836636
LastModified: 1709595295
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/vkquake2.tar.gz