fontforge-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 11,2025

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


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


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


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


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

ID: 721594
Name: fontforge-git
PackageBaseID: 102752
PackageBase: fontforge-git
Version: 1:20190801.r246.gf28b9e6b5-1
Description: Full-featured outline and bitmap font editor.
URL: https://fontforge.github.io/
NumVotes: 6
Popularity: 3.7E-5
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: RavuAlHemio
Submitter: RavuAlHemio
FirstSubmitted: 1446323011
LastModified: 1587025334
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/fontforge-git.tar.gz