mingw-w64-freetype2-static-bootstrap on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "mingw-w64-freetype2-static-bootstrap" 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 mingw-w64-freetype2-static-bootstrap on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S mingw-w64-freetype2-static-bootstrap

* (Optional) Uninstall mingw-w64-freetype2-static-bootstrap on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns mingw-w64-freetype2-static-bootstrap

2. Manually Install "mingw-w64-freetype2-static-bootstrap" via AUR

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

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

b. Clone mingw-w64-freetype2-static-bootstrap's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/mingw-w64-freetype2-static-bootstrap.git ~/mingw-w64-freetype2-static-bootstrap

c. Go to ~/mingw-w64-freetype2-static-bootstrap folder and install it

$ cd ~/mingw-w64-freetype2-static-bootstrap $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the mingw-w64-freetype2-static-bootstrap package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1074229
Name: mingw-w64-freetype2-static-bootstrap
PackageBaseID: 178475
PackageBase: mingw-w64-freetype2-static-bootstrap
Version: 2.12.1-1
Description: Font rasterization library (mingw-w64, bootstrap version without harfbuzz dependency)
URL: https://www.freetype.org/
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0.078349
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: msrd0
FirstSubmitted: 1651425135
LastModified: 1651425135
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mingw-w64-freetype2-static-bootstrap.tar.gz