zork2 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "zork2" 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 zork2 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall zork2 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "zork2" 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 zork2's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/zork2.git 
            
                        
                ~/zork2
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/zork2 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/zork2
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the zork2 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 339559
Name: zork2
PackageBaseID: 216
PackageBase: zork2
Version: 1-11
Description: Zork II adventure game (for Infocom's z-code interpreter)
URL: http://infocom.elsewhere.org/scheyen/
NumVotes: 19
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: darose
Submitter: darose
FirstSubmitted: 1113280650
LastModified: 1474212095
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/zork2.tar.gz