fontconfig-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "fontconfig-git" 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 fontconfig-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                fontconfig-git
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall fontconfig-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                fontconfig-git
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "fontconfig-git" 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 fontconfig-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 1278236
Name: fontconfig-git
PackageBaseID: 66480
PackageBase: fontconfig-git
Version: 2.14.1+r40+g842f09c-1
Description: Library for configuring and customizing font access (from git)
URL: https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/fontconfig/
NumVotes: 10
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: amoka
Submitter: yuyichao
FirstSubmitted: 1358740361
LastModified: 1687637055
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/fontconfig-git.tar.gz