bdfedit on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 26,2024

1. Install "bdfedit" 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 bdfedit on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall bdfedit on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 204691
Name: bdfedit
PackageBaseID: 21937
PackageBase: bdfedit
Version: 1.3-3
Description: A BDF font editor
URL: http://hea-www.harvard.edu/~fine/Tech/bdfedit.html
NumVotes: 7
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: jose1711
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1228143082
LastModified: 1435607017
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/bdfedit.tar.gz