fbterm on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "fbterm" 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 fbterm on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall fbterm on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1323171
Name: fbterm
PackageBaseID: 167069
PackageBase: fbterm
Version: 1.7_5-5
Description: Framebuffer terminal emulator
URL: https://salsa.debian.org/debian/fbterm
NumVotes: 5
Popularity: 0.567462
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: ivanp7
Submitter: ivanp7
FirstSubmitted: 1621426519
LastModified: 1695444338
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/fbterm.tar.gz