xbill on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "xbill" 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 xbill on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xbill on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 602697
Name: xbill
PackageBaseID: 140951
PackageBase: xbill
Version: 2.1-11
Description: A game that tests your reflexes as you seek and destroy all forms of Bill
URL: http://www.xbill.org/
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 1.293626
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: bidulock
Submitter: arojas
FirstSubmitted: 1554273748
LastModified: 1554882339
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xbill.tar.gz