fonttosfnt on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: March 14,2025

1. Install "fonttosfnt" 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 fonttosfnt on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall fonttosfnt on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 942368
Name: fonttosfnt
PackageBaseID: 144009
PackageBase: fonttosfnt
Version: 1.2.2-1
Description: Convert a set of bdf or pcf fonts in a bitmap only sfnt (otb).
URL: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/app/fonttosfnt
NumVotes: 7
Popularity: 2.6E-5
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: progandy
Submitter: progandy
FirstSubmitted: 1564656969
LastModified: 1627844074
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/fonttosfnt.tar.gz