gftools on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "gftools" 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 gftools on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall gftools on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1421940
Name: gftools
PackageBaseID: 151503
PackageBase: gftools
Version: 0.9.51-1
Description: Misc tools for working with the Google Fonts library
URL: https://github.com/googlefonts/gftools
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: alerque
Submitter: alerque
FirstSubmitted: 1586868285
LastModified: 1709744893
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/gftools.tar.gz