vrpn on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 10,2025

1. Install "vrpn" 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 vrpn on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall vrpn on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1225132
Name: vrpn
PackageBaseID: 191386
PackageBase: vrpn
Version: 7.35-1
Description: Virtual Reality Peripheral Network library and tools
URL: https://vrpn.github.io/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: HartmutS
Submitter: HartmutS
FirstSubmitted: 1678641903
LastModified: 1678642200
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/vrpn.tar.gz