libxft-bgra on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 18,2024

Deprecated! Installation of this package may no longer be supported.

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


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


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                libxft-bgra
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "libxft-bgra" 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 libxft-bgra's git locally


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


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/libxft-bgra
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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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