libxfont on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 07,2024

1. Install "libxfont" 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 libxfont on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall libxfont on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 490068
Name: libxfont
PackageBaseID: 130346
PackageBase: libxfont
Version: 1.5.4-1
Description: X11 font rasterisation library
URL: https://xorg.freedesktop.org/
NumVotes: 9
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1646761696
Maintainer: Vi0L0
Submitter: Vi0L0
FirstSubmitted: 1519575615
LastModified: 1519682324
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/libxfont.tar.gz