freetype2-ttmetrics on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 24,2024

1. Install "freetype2-ttmetrics" 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 freetype2-ttmetrics on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S freetype2-ttmetrics

* (Optional) Uninstall freetype2-ttmetrics on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns freetype2-ttmetrics

2. Manually Install "freetype2-ttmetrics" via AUR

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

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

b. Clone freetype2-ttmetrics's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/freetype2-ttmetrics.git ~/freetype2-ttmetrics

c. Go to ~/freetype2-ttmetrics folder and install it

$ cd ~/freetype2-ttmetrics $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the freetype2-ttmetrics package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 967193
Name: freetype2-ttmetrics
PackageBaseID: 122507
PackageBase: freetype2-ttmetrics
Version: 2.11.0-1
Description: Font rasterization library with TrueType metrics enabled
URL: https://www.freetype.org/
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 1.0E-6
OutOfDate: 1652347808
Maintainer: ashka
FirstSubmitted: 1495380339
LastModified: 1632915758
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/freetype2-ttmetrics.tar.gz