fontdiff-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "fontdiff-git" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)

$ sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si

b. Install fontdiff-git on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S fontdiff-git

* (Optional) Uninstall fontdiff-git on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns fontdiff-git

2. Manually Install "fontdiff-git" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:

$ sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git

b. Clone fontdiff-git's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/fontdiff-git.git ~/fontdiff-git

c. Go to ~/fontdiff-git folder and install it

$ cd ~/fontdiff-git $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the fontdiff-git package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 396506
Name: fontdiff-git
PackageBaseID: 121069
PackageBase: fontdiff-git
Version: 0.2.2.r2.ga3917bb-1
Description: Utility for testing fonts
URL: https://github.com/googlei18n/fontdiff
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1650130809
Maintainer: ganadist
Submitter: ganadist
FirstSubmitted: 1490765552
LastModified: 1490766538
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/fontdiff-git.tar.gz