fontfinder on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: March 09,2025

1. Install "fontfinder" 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 fontfinder on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall fontfinder on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 595609
Name: fontfinder
PackageBaseID: 140385
PackageBase: fontfinder
Version: 1.4.1-1
Description: A Google font browser for your GTK desktop, written in Rust
URL: https://gitlab.com/mmstick/fontfinder
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: ValHue
Submitter: ValHue
FirstSubmitted: 1552829260
LastModified: 1552829260
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/fontfinder.tar.gz