libxft-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 28,2024

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

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

2. Manually Install "libxft-git" 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-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 1112311
Name: libxft-git
PackageBaseID: 184035
PackageBase: libxft-git
Version: 2.3.4.r169.4356b58-1
Description: FreeType-based font drawing library for X
URL: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxft.git
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0.00682
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1657893085
LastModified: 1657893085
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/libxft-git.tar.gz