fontproof on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 25,2024

1. Install "fontproof" 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 fontproof on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall fontproof on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1406053
Name: fontproof
PackageBaseID: 192097
PackageBase: fontproof
Version: 2.1.0-1
Description: A font design testing class and CLI tool for SILE
URL: https://github.com/sile-typesetter/fontproof
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0.001071
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: alerque
Submitter: alerque
FirstSubmitted: 1680247246
LastModified: 1707389020
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/fontproof.tar.gz