libxft-bgra on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 25,2024

1. Install "libxft-bgra" 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 libxft-bgra on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S libxft-bgra

* (Optional) Uninstall libxft-bgra on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns libxft-bgra

2. Manually Install "libxft-bgra" via AUR

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

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

b. Clone libxft-bgra's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/libxft-bgra.git ~/libxft-bgra

c. Go to ~/libxft-bgra folder and install it

$ cd ~/libxft-bgra $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the libxft-bgra package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1129611
Name: libxft-bgra
PackageBaseID: 174912
PackageBase: libxft-bgra
Version: 2.3.4-1
Description: X FreeType library with support for BGRA glyphs and scaling.
URL: https://xorg.freedesktop.org
NumVotes: 9
Popularity: 1.744895
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: slococo
FirstSubmitted: 1641867779
LastModified: 1661272878
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/libxft-bgra.tar.gz