Installation on Arch Linux

Prerequisites

Arch Linux users can install the PSP SDK using packages available in the Arch User Repository (AUR). There are two primary options: a pre-compiled binary package (recommended for faster installation) and a source package (which builds the SDK locally).

An AUR helper (like yay, paru, etc.) simplifies installing and updating AUR packages. If you don’t have one, you can find instructions on the Arch Wiki’s AUR helpers page. Using an AUR helper is assumed for the simplified commands below, but manual installation steps are also provided.

Installation via AUR (Recommended - Binary)

The psp-sdk-bin package, provides pre-compiled binaries for the PSP SDK, making installation much faster.

Using an AUR helper (e.g., yay) 

yay -S psp-sdk-bin

Manual Installation 

# Clone the build files
git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/psp-sdk-bin.git
cd psp-sdk-bin

# Build and install the package
makepkg -si

# Clean up (optional)
cd ..
rm -rf psp-sdk-bin

Installation via AUR (Alternative - Source)

The psp-sdk package builds the entire SDK from source. This takes significantly longer but ensures you are building against your system’s exact libraries.

Warning: Building the full SDK can take a considerable amount of time and CPU resources.

Using an AUR helper (e.g., yay) 

yay -S psp-sdk

Manual Installation 

# Clone the build files
git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/psp-sdk.git
cd psp-sdk

# Build and install the package (this will take a while!)
makepkg -si

# Clean up (optional)
cd ..
rm -rf psp-sdk

Verification

From a new terminal, run the following command to confirm the SDK is found and the environment variable is set:

psp-config --pspdev-path

This command should output the path you set for PSPDEV (e.g., /opt/pspdev). If the command itself is not found, ensure /opt/pspdev/bin (or the equivalent bin directory for your installation) is in your PATH. The profile script installed by the AUR package should handle this automatically after logging out and back in or rebooting.

That’s it, now the PSP SDK can be used to build PSP software. Check out the How to Use page for a guide on how to do so.