groff-utf8 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 26,2024

1. Install "groff-utf8" 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 groff-utf8 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall groff-utf8 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "groff-utf8" 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 groff-utf8's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/groff-utf8.git 
            
                        
                ~/groff-utf8
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/groff-utf8 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/groff-utf8
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the groff-utf8 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 203926
Name: groff-utf8
PackageBaseID: 15702
PackageBase: groff-utf8
Version: 1-1
Description: An extension of groff that permits to view UTF-8 encoded man pages
URL: http://www.haible.de/bruno/packages-groff-utf8.html
NumVotes: 12
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Dragonlord
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1205523527
LastModified: 1435504302
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/groff-utf8.tar.gz