xminesweeper on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 02,2024

1. Install "xminesweeper" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)

$ sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si

b. Install xminesweeper on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S xminesweeper

* (Optional) Uninstall xminesweeper on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns xminesweeper

2. Manually Install "xminesweeper" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:

$ sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git

b. Clone xminesweeper's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/xminesweeper.git ~/xminesweeper

c. Go to ~/xminesweeper folder and install it

$ cd ~/xminesweeper $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the xminesweeper package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1011831
Name: xminesweeper
PackageBaseID: 159119
PackageBase: xminesweeper
Version: 2.1.1-3
Description: A minesweeper game for the X Window System
URL: http://www.babafou.eu.org/xdemineur/
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 1.0E-6
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: apropos
Submitter: apropos
FirstSubmitted: 1603608366
LastModified: 1640888443
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xminesweeper.tar.gz