freetype2-wps on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 28,2024

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

$ yay -S freetype2-wps

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

$ yay -Rns freetype2-wps

2. Manually Install "freetype2-wps" via AUR

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

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

b. Clone freetype2-wps's git locally

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

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

$ cd ~/freetype2-wps $ makepkg -si

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

ID: 1405005
Name: freetype2-wps
PackageBaseID: 200362
PackageBase: freetype2-wps
Version: 2.13.2-1
Description: Font rasterization library, fix fakebold render issue for Kingsoft Office (WPS Office) when freetype2>2.13.0.
URL: https://www.freetype.org/
NumVotes: 8
Popularity: 4.479248
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: seiuneko
Submitter: seiuneko
FirstSubmitted: 1702009512
LastModified: 1707234377
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/freetype2-wps.tar.gz