xpacman on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 08,2024

1. Install "xpacman" 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 xpacman on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S xpacman

* (Optional) Uninstall xpacman on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns xpacman

2. Manually Install "xpacman" via AUR

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

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

b. Clone xpacman's git locally

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

c. Go to ~/xpacman folder and install it

$ cd ~/xpacman $ makepkg -si

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

ID: 1101700
Name: xpacman
PackageBaseID: 128683
PackageBase: xpacman
Version: 0.11-8
Description: X pacman game (use z x / ' q keys)
URL: https://www.ibiblio.org/pub/X11/contrib/games/
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: kleintux
Submitter: Barthalion
FirstSubmitted: 1515170676
LastModified: 1655839935
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xpacman.tar.gz